Cry, the Beloved Country by Alan Paton
$10.00
Condition Fair — Covers show substantial rubbing and creasing, including wear at the spine edges and corners and small areas of surface loss Read full condition
Fair — Covers show substantial rubbing and creasing, including wear at the spine edges and corners and small areas of surface loss. Pages are browned with age.
The book pictured is the copy you’ll receive.
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About this book
A rural Zulu priest travels to Johannesburg to find his son and encounters a society divided by racial injustice and poverty. Alan Paton's novel follows two fathers whose lives become tragically connected, exploring grief, responsibility and the possibility of reconciliation in South Africa.
Condition: Fair. Covers show substantial rubbing and creasing, including wear at the spine edges and corners and small areas of surface loss. Pages are browned with age.
- Author: Alan Paton
- Publisher: Penguin Books
- Series: Penguin Modern Classics
- Publication year: 1977
- Edition: 1977 Penguin reprint; first Penguin edition 1958
- Binding: Paperback
- Language: English
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