Capturing a snapshot of the race relations that would set the stage for apartheid in South Africa, Alan Paton's 1949 novel, Cry, the Beloved Country, paints a complicated portrait of the widening divisions between dissolving tribal cultures and white communities. This necessary edition presents essays that examine the treatment of race relations in Cry, the Beloved Country, discussing topics such as whether or not the book's political vision was naive, how Paton's complex view on goodness and badness helped to inform his ...
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Capturing a snapshot of the race relations that would set the stage for apartheid in South Africa, Alan Paton's 1949 novel, Cry, the Beloved Country, paints a complicated portrait of the widening divisions between dissolving tribal cultures and white communities. This necessary edition presents essays that examine the treatment of race relations in Cry, the Beloved Country, discussing topics such as whether or not the book's political vision was naive, how Paton's complex view on goodness and badness helped to inform his text, and how the novel's publication helped or hindered open conversations regarding race in South Africa. An in-depth biography of author Alan Paton and modern perspectives on race in South Africa, including an examination of post-apartheid conditions, are included as well.
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Very good. No dust jacket. Ex-library. Glued binding. Paper over boards. 194 p. Contains: Illustrations, black & white. Social Issues in Literature. Audience: Young adult. LCCN 2009003282 Type of material Book Main title Race relations in Alan Paton's Cry, the beloved country / Dedria Bryfonski, book editor. Published/Created Detroit: Greenhaven Press, c2009. Description 194 p. : ill.; 23 cm. ISBN 9780737743968 9780737743951 (pbk. ) LC classification PR9369.3. P37 C7367 2009 Related names Bryfonski, Dedria. LC Subjects Paton, Alan. Cry, the beloved country. Race relations in literature. South Africa--In literature. Notes Includes bibliographical references 9P. 183-188) and index. Series Social issues in literature Dewey class no. 823/.914 Geographic area code f-sa---