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"Cry, the Beloved Country" is a beautifully told and profoundly compassionate story of the Zulu pastor Stephen Kumalo and his son Absalom, set in the troubled and changing South Africa of the 1940s. The book is written with such keen empathy and understanding that to read it is to share fully in the gravity of the characters' situations. It both touches your heart deeply a...more

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Published November 17th 1995 by Turtleback Books (first published January 1st 1940)

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May 02, 2008 John Wiswell rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: African issues readers, historical readers, modern classics readers, humanitarian readers

This isn't an infinitely quotable book, but occasionally it produces a line that is devastatingly clear and true. Lines like, "It was not his habit to dwell on what could have been, but what could never be." and, “It is the duty of a judge to do justice, but it is only the people who can be just.” made me put the book down and stare dumbfounded at the wall. But mostly this isn't a highly quotable book; it's a beautifully written, riveting book where passages or entire halves of scenes are compel...more This isn't an infinitely quotable book, but occasionally it produces a line that is devastatingly clear and true. Lines like, "It was not his habit to dwell on what could have been, but what could never be." and, “It is the duty of a judge to do justice, but it is only the people who can be just.” made me put the book down and stare dumbfounded at the wall. But mostly this isn't a highly quotable book; it's a beautifully written, riveting book where passages or entire halves of scenes are compelling streams of words, readily understandable for actions and conversations, and profound for their insights and suggestions into human life in adversity and prosperity.

If you're going to write a borderline hopeless story, do it like this. Paton's prose is mostly readable and occassionally beautiful, especially in his monologues, letters and prayers. For example: "The truth is that our Christian civilization is riddled through and through with dilemma. We believe in the brotherhood of man, but we do not want it in South Africa. We believe that God endows men with diverse gifts, and that human life depends for its fullness on their employment and enjoyment, but we are afraid to explore this belief too deeply. We believe in help for the underdog, but we want him to stay under. And we are therefore compelled, in order to preserve our belief that we are Christian, to ascribe to Almighty God, creator of Heaven and Earth, our own human intentions, and to say that because He created white and black, He gives the Divine Approval to any human action that is designed to keep black men from advancement." It goes on, but this should give you a sense of Paton's insight and rhetorical ability.

Paton touches on almost every level of trouble in post-colonial South Africa: racism, classism, elitism, residual imperical feelings, how wealth corrupts natives, arbitrary segregation, the loss of family values, the loss of social pride, the abandonment of positive religious teachings, the inability of government and the misunderstanding of the new laws. It doesn't blame white people or black people; it creates individuals who embody multiple faults, and when such people make up a new nation, it shows how such a system could collapse and increase human suffering. Paton does not rub this in your face; even his foreward explains that several of these people are real or are based on real people, and his praises those who are working towards a better world. This novel is every ounce about trying to do something. This isn't literary bleakness or contemptable anti-humanitarianism (a strange view for any author to have, given that all our authors are humans). There are good people stuck in all of this, and from the very first chapter you get a sense that this is, if not a good place, then a place that could be truly great. The difference between Alan Paton here and Edith Wharton or Nathanael West in much of their writing is that the disappointment does not permeate the tone and the myopic view does not bias the story. Paton is a far more sympathetic writer, able to capture the most dangerous elements of humanity in a way that is uniquely his own, though we'd be better off if it became more common.(less)

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Apr 14, 2007 brook rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I cant say enough about this book. It is lyrically written, reads almost like an epic out of Ireland. The dialog between characters is straightforward, and the book manages to give you a glimpse of Apartheid S. Africa, from the richest people, to the poor urban laborers, to the criminals, to the peaceful rural farmers trying to maintain their land after many years of neglect. This is a classic that I have read probably 3 or 4 times.

My copy is beat to hell, but readable.

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Feb 09, 2009 Marcia Case rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Just when I thought I had a handle on this book, it got really complicated. After getting over the shock of how much South African history and turmoil were skimmed over or ignored completely in my history classes, I felt like this story outlined a pretty clear cut good guy vs an obvious bad guy. My initial thoughts were that the natives were a perfectly content group of people who were just fine on their own until the Europeans stepped in and muddled up their entire culture. I thought Johannesbu...more

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Jun 04, 2008 Denise rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This book is one of those classics that I'm glad I read, but will probably never read again. The themes are important (racial equality, morality, forgiveness) and the writing is lyrical, but it's still hard to read. Alan Paton doesn't use any quotation marks. He chooses, instead, to preface each line of dialogue with a dash. I could get used to this technique, if he were consistent with it, but he's not. Sometimes the dialogue is in the middle of a paragraph, with no indication it's spoken aloud...more

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Jun 04, 2008 Gwendolyn rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

After hearing of Bryson's call to South Africa, it made me remember this book I read years ago. It is a fantastic book that opens your eyes to the cultural and political challenges in South Africa. Since I read it so long ago, the following is an "official" review:

"Cry, the Beloved Country is a monument to the future. One of South Africa's leading humanists, Alan Paton vividly captured his eloquent faith in the essential goodness of people." — Nelson Mandela*

The book is Alan Paton's ode to his...more

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Mar 04, 2009 Kat rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: eyeopening, books-i-was-made-to-read-and-loved

I am a teacher and, after 34 years, attempt to find new combinations in the catalogue of "must reads." I have done this as a staple for years. Last year, when deciding what I wanted to do - kind of like window shopping for lovely clothes -- I decided to read this book after reading Hamlet. I love the mirrored plot structure. I adore the fact that the land is a character. The moral imperative and subsequent hemming and hawing in Hamlet takes on a different light and life in the beautifully wrough...more

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Feb 19, 2008 Beth rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: favorites

I was supposed to read Cry, the Beloved Country my senior year of high school. But you know how senior year is. Well, I wasn’t like that — promise. I wasn’t one who started slacking because I had my acceptance letter to college in hand. But I did decide that I didn’t really care for English, and that I found my European History class much more fascinating, and thus I spent all my study time pouring over my history textbook instead of my English novels (especially since the in-class discussions w...more I was supposed to read Cry, the Beloved Country my senior year of high school. But you know how senior year is. Well, I wasn’t like that — promise. I wasn’t one who started slacking because I had my acceptance letter to college in hand. But I did decide that I didn’t really care for English, and that I found my European History class much more fascinating, and thus I spent all my study time pouring over my history textbook instead of my English novels (especially since the in-class discussions were detailed enough to ace the tests by).

It was my loss, I guess, because this book is excellent. More than a story of racial inequality, social problems, and injustice (which is what I remember about the plot from high school), this is first and foremost a story of forgiveness and hope.

There are many reasons for South Africa, the country commanded to “cry” in the title, to do just that: poverty and famine drive many to choose paths that are less than admirable, sometimes immoral. And there and many reasons for the main character, a humble priest from a rural Zulu tribe, to give up his faith in both God and humanity — and yet throughout the story there is a calm sense of hope for the future. Stephen Kumalo meets good men along his tragic journey that give hope to him and to the country as a whole: friends, family, and even one who should be his deepest enemy. And Kumalo himself is one to be emulated: for his meekness and gratitude, for his acceptance of trials, for his charity, and even for his occasional human-ness but then sincerely repentant nature. To enjoy a book, I have to have a main character to at the least empathize with — Kumalo is one that I not only appreciate but admire.

And the writing is downright lyrical in some places. It’s easy to see why it’s a modern classic.

Being awakened to the injustices of prejudice and poverty is all right, but this book does more than that — it inspires hope in the midst of hard times. A book to add to my long list of favorites. ;-)

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Jul 24, 2009 Elisabeth rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Recommended to Elisabeth by: Maria

This was a deeply moving book that will stay with me for a long time. It falls into the elite category on my bookshelf of "I will read this again and again". I loved Paton's writing style...short, concise sentences and the dialogue written without quotation marks (as well as the social themes in the book) made this very reminiscent of another of my all-time favorites, The Grapes of Wrath. The book looks at themes of equality and social justice in pre-apartheid South Africa from both sides of the...more

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Feb 06, 2009 Valerie rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: classic, male-protagonist, historical-fiction

Okay, I had to read this book for a class I'll admit but this book surprised me. I actually got into it. These men are old but somehow so full of promise. They learn so much and I learned a lot about South Africa. The reason I didn't give this book a higher rating is because its just so sad almost the whole time and just when I thought it was getting hopeful the author had to put some doubt into the mix. If you like nice sugary ending like I do I would not recommend this book. However I saw the...more

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Mar 16, 2009 Kelly rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: fiction

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Jan 20, 2013 Rihab rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This book is simply amazing...

the characters are so real and human, they do mistakes, they hate, they love and they simply live as I imagine people lived back then in Afrika.

The main idea of this book is one discussed before in so many movies and books but what makes this book special is that the writer created the whole scene for the reader. It was so easy to penetrate throughout these pages to South Africa. It was a very smooth trip considering the fact that I'm coming from a different cultur...more

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May 21, 2012 Stefan rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Cry, the Beloved Country is a wonderfully written and powerful novel that takes the reader on a roller-coaster ride of emotion. From the depths of despair, Paton shows his readers a nugget of hope. From utter desolation, Paton gives us a measure of courage. His story is utterly devastating and demoralizing, yet his beautiful language and vision lead the reader to end up feeling energized and encouraged.

Overall, I was shocked by the power of this novel and while it's not along the lines of things...more

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Nov 12, 2008 Dan Smith rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: Anyone

Recommended to Dan by: The perfectly-preserved dust jacket!

This book caught my attention at a used book store in San Clemente, CA that I frequent when I am in town for my annual beach vacation. It caught my eay because it had the original dustjacket (already protected by an acetate sleeve) it was a first edition and it also bore the curious dedication, "To Aubrey & Marigold Burns of Fairfax, California". I found it highly unusual that the town where the dedicees lived was listed and it was significant to me because I was born and raised in Kentfield...more

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Mar 01, 2008 Tammra rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: favorites, classics, own, adult-fiction

I love this book. It is one of my all-time favorites. The author had the beautiful ability to write about the tragedies in South Africa and at the same time interweave a deeply moving story of two fathers having the worst experience of their lives. The gripping sadness of the experience is overshadowed by the love and faith of a father who is just trying to do the right thing. Alan Paton's prose and insight make for an awesome reading experience. I highly recommend this book not only for reading...more

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Feb 14, 2013 Raghd Hamzeh rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: kindle, owned

This book is not what I would normally read, and it is written in a style I would not normally enjoy, however in this case I must day that the soul of writing was extremely appropriate to the theme and settings of the book. Overall, this book was an entertaining read; the journey, the contrast, the resulting growth and awareness, the understanding and and acceptance all mix together to create a really powerful image.

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Apr 07, 2008 Renee rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: good-reads

"Cry, the Beloved Country is a beautifully told and profoundly compassionate story of the Zulu pastor Stephen Kumalo and his son Absalom, set in the troubled and changing South Africa of the 1940s. The book is written with such keen empathy and understanding that to read it is to share fully in the gravity of the characters' situations. It both touches your heart deeply and inspires a renewed faith in the dignity of mankind. Cry, the Beloved Country is a classic tale, passionately African, timel...more

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Dec 26, 2008 Hannah L. Clark rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Bleak and sad, and yet so very worth reading.

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Mar 31, 2009 Doc Opp rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This was a very interesting book. The style of the writing was very unusual - it felt like a mixture of a tribal oral history and a modern western novel. Which I suppose makes sense, given that it takes place in South Africa during a time of westernization. The book, despite what you might expect, is not really about Apartheid, although Apartheid is omnipresent in the background. It is about what happens when the old system of enforcing standards of behavior breaks, without anything to replace t...more

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Apr 13, 2013 Robert Slaven rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: classics

Ah yes, Cry, the Beloved Country. Fodder for high school reading lists for time immemorial... or at least since it was written. I won't blather on at great length about this one as it has been acclaimed and written about almost unto inanity but it is worth a few words.

The very high level overview of the story: A native South African priest from a struggling rural village braves the white-dominated big city in search of his lost family. I suspect that much of the reason that the book has made it...more

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Mar 14, 2013 Cleo rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: classics

Cry, The Beloved Country was recommended to me by Mr. Gacek, and I enjoyed it. Set in South Africa, it is the story of Zulu pastor Stephen Kumalo and his son Absalom, and also the deep racism and injustice that prevails in the land. As the name implies, the country and the land itself is really central to the story. It's a work of love, hope, courage, and endurance.

Some aspects of the book were less compelling than others. I didn't initially love the characters; I mean, I enjoyed reading about t...more Cry, The Beloved Country was recommended to me by Mr. Gacek, and I enjoyed it. Set in South Africa, it is the story of Zulu pastor Stephen Kumalo and his son Absalom, and also the deep racism and injustice that prevails in the land. As the name implies, the country and the land itself is really central to the story. It's a work of love, hope, courage, and endurance.

Some aspects of the book were less compelling than others. I didn't initially love the characters; I mean, I enjoyed reading about them, but I never deeply connected to them. At first. As I got deeper into the novel, however, they did come more to life for me. What I did love from the very beginning, the very first sentence, was the descriptions of the landscape, the country, and just the general sentiments prevailing in South Africa at the time.

I also got drawn up in the beginning in the story of Kumalo going to Johannesburg to try and find his son. I really wanted to see what would happen. Kumalo and a new-found friend are led all over the area, to boarding-house after boarding-house, trying to locate Absalom. There's this sense of helplessness in some ways throughout the novel, and it was really powerful. Kumalo has not heard news of his son for years, and now he's trying to find where he's gone. The book, published in 1948, is probably set before World War II (I'm guessing), so although there is some, there isn't that much technology. Everything is so distanced from everything else, knowledge (particularly for the black man) so hard to come by. We have it so easy now in the digital age, with every bit of information at our fingertips. I was reminded of that while reading Cry, The Beloved Country.

I also really liked the chapters where Paton would shift away from Kumalo's story and just do a kind of general sketch of Johannesburg using dialogue. John Steinbeck uses this technique too in The Grapes of Wrath when he's trying to describe the Dust Bowl and the general feeling. It's quite effective, and really worked in this case as well. Especially the first chapter like this starting on page 82, dealing with the fact that everyone who has problems ends up in Johannesburg, trying to find a room to board in. Like The Grapes of Wrath, it's kind of just focusing on an individual story (in this case, Kumalo's) but then sometimes broadening your perception to include the whole. Rather than, like The Buddha in the Attic, trying to write a whole novel talking about the whole (inadvertent pun alert), or trying to just focus on one story without ever deviating. It seems to me that neither of those techniques works when writing in a historical setting, or even one in the present-day. You have to consider everything.

Cry, The Beloved Country was certainly an interesting and thought-provoking read, and I ended up really liking it.

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Dec 05, 2012 Krista D. added it · review of another edition

I believe the author’s purpose behind "Cry, The Beloved Country" is to show reader’s not only the importance of treating others equally, but the overall significance family has on one’s life. Through this concept, author Alan Paton also demonstrates the presence of conflict and discrimination in South Africa during the 1940’s. It is through the novel itself that audiences are captivated by the strength and perseverance reflected by Stephen Kumalo and his family. Paton makes it clear that without...more I believe the author’s purpose behind "Cry, The Beloved Country" is to show reader’s not only the importance of treating others equally, but the overall significance family has on one’s life. Through this concept, author Alan Paton also demonstrates the presence of conflict and discrimination in South Africa during the 1940’s. It is through the novel itself that audiences are captivated by the strength and perseverance reflected by Stephen Kumalo and his family. Paton makes it clear that without a strong family tie, conflict and trouble often arises. This idea can also be seen throughout the country itself, which is dealing with countless prejudice ideals and pressing issues of racial segregation that separates each class of people. Ultimately, Paton’s main purpose is stated directly, simply because the story’s main conflict is made apparent by the character’s actions.

One of the primary themes in the novel is that of inequality and unfairness. Absalom feels the effects of the indisputable hatred of white folks simply because he is black. It is fair to conclude that most of his negative actions are a direct result of the anger and rage he builds up because of constant criticism and judgment. Poor blacks are forced to turn to crime in order to live a life even remotely comparable with that of whites. The land in the villages slowly diminishes because of over-planting, which leads individuals to immigrate to the city, a location of crime that far exceeds that of rural living. It is through this theme that the author is able to draw readers’ attention. The author makes it clear that the obvious class difference in the South African community plays a huge role in the actions of the poverty-stricken blacks.

"Cry, The Beloved Country" is written between a mix of a description and narration. The time period and setting of the historically acclaimed novel is described in much detail, leaving readers enthralled and captivated by the illustrious elements of the book. At the same time though, a story is being told about the struggle one father has with finding his son and further dealing with his son’s mistakes. During the time period the novel was published, much of Western society knew little to nothing about the problems South Africa was facing. Paton’s publication of "Cry, The Beloved Country" invited audiences into the world of discrimination and judgment never before seen. The author is very successful in writing the novel this way because it uniquely combines two literary elements together, providing a framework for a well-written piece of literature.

My overall opinion of the book was that it was very good. I am not usually a fan of African Literature, but because the author is able to creatively tie in the racial issues of the time with an exciting story of a father and son, my attention was immediately captured. What I liked most was the language of the novel. It was very simple and written in a way that I consider to be “simply complex”. There was enough Biblical writing to keep me interested, but not enough to lose my train of thought and thinking process throughout reading the book. Something I would change would be the consequence of Absalom’s crime. I do not believe he deserved the death penalty for his crime, and if given the chance to live, would have been able to further draw on the relationship he had with his father. One book this reminds me of is Invisible Man, more so because both deal with racism and discrimination, but both told in completely opposite ways. Overall, I was thoroughly pleased with this novel.
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Nov 26, 2012 Elise rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I read this in high school (thank you, Suzy Bolton) and I remember being moved to tears. Listening to it (read by Michael York) there were again places where I was moved, but it somehow lost its power. Maybe it is something my friend Jessie says about reading things at different points in your life. I think that I was more idealistic and less jaded 12 years ago.

If you've never read the book, here is a synopsis and SPOILERS: A black country priest in South Africa journeys to Johannesburg to find...more

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Oct 19, 2012 Cielo rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

One will see how it became the foundation of the main character, Stephen Kumalo,being a priest with such great faith will die spiritually and how he clutch to his faith to be able to endure everything even the death of his own flesh and blood.

Another one is when Arthur Jarvis, a European, was exposing the two different roles of Christianity. He argues that men are using Christianity to rationalize injustice instead of building the broken moral and social frameworks of the people.In our world tod...more

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Sep 23, 2012 Grace rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Author: Alan Paton
Title: Cry, the Beloved Country
Description: An old priest from rural South Africa goes to Johannesburg to find his sister and his son, with whom he has lost touch. Transplanted from their rural lives, they have succumbed to bad company, temptation, and poverty. While the sister agrees to return to their small village to raise her son, the priest’s son, Absalom, has suffered a different and heartbreaking fate. Meanwhile, a rich white landowner finds that his son has been murdere...more

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Sep 17, 2012 Ian Zimmerman rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

An excellent novel that features themes of injustice, spiritual struggle, humanism,rebirth, and hope in the face of despair. Father Kumalo and his country of South Africa both undergo great suffering, but are able to endure and live on. This novel was written in the 1940s, but sadly is still very relevant to the South Africa of today. South Africa still suffers from large inequality, grinding poverty, high crime rate, and a government with more than a few problems. The Apartheid government has f...more

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Aug 21, 2012 Gabi Smith added it · review of another edition

Paton writes a novel describing the difficulities in South Africa in the 1940's. At the time, it was a country preoccupied with racial tensions.The country itself was in great pain; its inhabitants seeing no way out of their quandry. Yet the land itself, with its vast, rolling plains, offers a speck of hope and promise. At the start of the novel, the main character, Reverend Stephen Kumalo, is preparing to make a journey to Johannesburg. His sister Gertrude and his son Absalom left the countrysi...more

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Apr 09, 2012 Virgilio Machado rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Cry, the beloved country, for the unborn child that is the inheritor of our fear. Let him not love the earth too deeply. Let him not laugh too gladly when the water runs through his fingers, nor stand too silent when the setting sun makes red the veld with fire. Let him not be too moved when the birds of his land are singing, nor give too much of his heart to a mountain or valley. For fear will rob him of all if he gives too much.

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Jan 18, 2012 emi Bevacqua rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: race-relations, africa, religious

This simple, beautiful book is about a Zulu pastor named Stephen Kumalo who travels from his poor countryside home in Ndotsheni to the dangerous and crowded streets of Johannesburg in search of his son Absolom, and sister Gertrude. He finds them, but too late to save them.

The story is divided into 3 parts: the first is about Kumalo and his journey and isolation (from his beloved home and family as he ventures away; from his brother who is power-drunk, politically motivated, and manipulative; an...more

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Jan 02, 2012 Daniel rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I really liked this book. This book has a lot of depth in it. You have to stop and think about what you just read to fully understand the message the author is trying to get across.

This book has some sad parts in it. Alan Paton does a really good job portraying the inequality of the blacks v.s. whites in Johannesburg. But because of this, it can get really sad. There is one part in the book where the black people in Johannesburg have no transportation so they have to walk everywhere they go. My...more

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Nov 16, 2011 Tonya rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Beautiful story of redemption.

I admire authors who have the ability to comment on the depth and complexities of human relationships (all kinds...with other individuals, with cultures, with nature, with God) within the tight context of a story with relatively few words. The shorter the story, the fewer the words, the better the book and more profound the insights. ("A River Runs Through It" is the best example of this, in my opinion...this book is a close second.)

Paton accomplished just that fea...more

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