num_pages: 240
description: Cry, the Beloved Country stands as a singularly important novel in twentieth-century South African literature. A work of searing beauty, Cry, the Beloved Country is the deeply moving story of the Zulu pastor Stephen Kumalo and his son Absalom, set against the background of South Africa and a people driven by racial injustice. Unforgettable for character and incident, it is a novel of love and hope, courage and endurance, born of the dignity of man.
language: English
title: Cry, The Beloved Country: A Story of Comfort in Desolation
titlecomplete: Cry, The Beloved Country: A Story of Comfort in Desolation
characters: Msimangu, Absalom Kumalo, James Jarvis, Stephen Kumalo
genres: Fiction, Historical, South Africa, School, Literature, Classics, Novels, High School, Historical Fiction, Africa
ratings_count: 73547
places: South Africa
awards: awardedAt: -662659200000
name: Anisfield-Wolf Book Award
category: Fiction
publisher: Penguin Books