num_pages: 240
description: Cry the Beloved Country is the deeply moving story of the Zulu pastor Stephen Kumalo and his son Absalom, set against the background of a land and a people riven by racial injustice. Remarkable for its contemporaneity, unforgettable for character and incident, Cry, the Beloved Country is a classic work of love and hope, courage and endurance, born of the dignity of man.
language: English
title: Cry, the Beloved Country
titlecomplete: Cry, the Beloved Country
characters: Stephen Kumalo, James Jarvis, Msimangu, Absalom Kumalo
genres: Historical Fiction, Historical, Africa, South Africa, School, Novels, Literature, High School, Classics, Fiction
ratings_count: 73538
places: South Africa
awards: awardedAt: -662659200000
name: Anisfield-Wolf Book Award
category: Fiction
publisher: Penguin