{"product_id":"cry-the-beloved-country-9780743262170","title":"Cry, the Beloved Country","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"The greatest novel to emerge out of the tragedy of South Africa, and one of the best novels of our time.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe New Republic\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A beautiful novel...its writing is so fresh, its projection of character so immediate and full, its events so compelling, and its understanding so compassionate that to read the book is to share intimately, even to the point of catharsis, in the grave human experience.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn Oprah Book Club selection, \u003ci\u003eCry, the Beloved Country\u003c\/i\u003e, was an immediate worldwide bestseller when it was published in 1948. Alan Paton's impassioned novel about a black man's country under white man's law is a work of searing beauty. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eCry, the Beloved Country\u003c\/i\u003e, 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 lyricism, unforgettable for character and incident, \u003ci\u003eCry, the Beloved Country\u003c\/i\u003e is a classic work of love and hope, courage and endurance, born of the dignity of man.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alan Paton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Scribner Book Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/2003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeries:\u003c\/b\u003e Oprah's Classics Book Club Selections\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.6lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.04h x 5.44w x 0.72d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780743262170","brand":"Scribner Book Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42706813223049,"sku":"9780743262170","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_b6124c07-5bec-4283-ae68-f7779a5728fe.jpg?v=1719466712","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/cry-the-beloved-country-9780743262170","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}