Cry, the Beloved Country | Related Titles/Adaptations

Paton's fictional works focus on South Africa and the injustice of apartheid. Paton exposes the social and economic evils of apartheid and urges that the system be eliminated. While Cry, the Beloved Country is devoted specifically to the plight of blacks in South Africa, Paton writes about the Afrikaners (descendants of the original Dutch settlers) in Too Late the Phalarope. His short stories in Tales from a Troubled Land, especially "Life for Life" and "Debbie Go Home," examine the lives of the "colored" (mixed race) people of South Africa. Cry, the Beloved...

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