num_pages: 112
description: In the city of Johannesburg a father seeks his delinquent son. His search takes him through a labyrinth of murder, prostitution, racial hatred and, ultimately, reconciliation.
language: English
title: Cry, The Beloved Country
titlecomplete: Cry, The Beloved Country
characters: Msimangu, Absalom Kumalo, James Jarvis, Stephen Kumalo
genres: Fiction, Historical, South Africa, School, Literature, Classics, Novels, High School, Historical Fiction, Africa
ratings_count: 73541
places: South Africa
awards: awardedAt: -662659200000
name: Anisfield-Wolf Book Award
category: Fiction
publisher: Scribner