Cry, the Beloved Country by Alan Paton

Cry, the Beloved Country

Alan Paton

missing duration info Add in missing duration information • first pub 1948 (editions)

fiction classics historical challenging emotional reflective slow-paced

Description

A worldwide bestseller when it was first 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. Cry, the Beloved Country is the deeply moving story of Stephen Kumalo, a Zulu...

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Moods

emotional 80%
reflective 66%
sad 60%
challenging 56%
hopeful 38%
informative 27%
dark 25%
inspiring 20%
tense 10%
adventurous 3%
mysterious 2%

Pace

slow 54%
medium 43%
fast 2%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 55% | Character: 31% | Plot: 12%

Strong character development?

Yes: 68% | It's complicated: 20% | No: 10%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 52% | It's complicated: 33% | No: 13%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 87% | It's complicated: 8% | No: 4%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 57% | No: 22% | It's complicated: 20%

Average rating

3.69

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