Cry, the Beloved Country

Unabridged
Author: Alan Paton
Narrator: Frederick Davidson
Genres: Fiction
Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks
Date: October 2003
Length: 10 hours
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Overview

Oprah's latest book selection.A work of searing beauty, Cry The Beloved Country is the deeply moving story of a zulu pastor and his son in a moving South Africa in the 40s.

Selected Reviews

Loved this book

by Regan Waller
  • Book Rating: 5/5

Cry The beloved country

by Peter Solo
  • Book Rating: 5/5

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Loved this book

Written by Regan Waller on May 28th, 2008

  • Book Rating: 5/5

This is an incredibly well written moving story. I looked forward to getting in the car every morning so that I could continue listening to it. The characters are well developed and easy to empathize with. I loved it.

Cry The beloved country

Written by Peter Solo on December 6th, 2007

  • Book Rating: 5/5

As a born South African I found that the choice of narrator was difficult to endure.I lasted only 2 discs before abandoning the book.The multitude of accents in South Africa warranted a South African as the narrator.

Cry the Beloved Country

Written by Anonymous on December 5th, 2007

  • Book Rating: 5/5

It is a joy to listen to this audiobook. It is an important book, but also an edifying and entertaining one. The reader has a beautiful musical voice very appropriate to the subject. So, don't be put off by the "importance" of the novel, just enjoy it.

Cry, the Beloved Country

Written by Anonymous on December 4th, 2007

  • Book Rating: 4/5

This was an interesting story about family and country. I wish I knew more about South Africa during the era in which the book was written - I think I would have understood more of the context and political background. It is strange for me to listen to modern stories in which blacks and whites are treated so differently. It has made me more curious to learn about the struggles of the blacks in Africa.

cry, the beloved country

Written by Janice Church on October 16th, 2007

  • Book Rating: 5/5

Excellent book. Excellent reading. Spellbinding. This was hard to put down.

Cry the Beloved Country

Written by Anonymous on June 20th, 2007

  • Book Rating: 3/5

This is a wonderful book, but I enjoyed reading it much better than listening to it. I couldn't get past the narrator's snooty sounding voice. It seemed very affected. Also, when the women addressed the main character, it was annoying.

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Written by Lee Werley from Chapel Hill, NC on May 25th, 2007

  • Book Rating: 2/5

It may have been a good book but I had a hard time getting through the first half so I did not listen to the second half. I had a hard time with the reader also.

Awesome

Written by Anonymous from Marion, SC on April 3rd, 2007

  • Book Rating: 5/5

Outstanding! A little hard to follow in the very beginning but that's only the first chapter (the Prelude perhaps). I loved the story lines, the realness of it. It was very, very good!!!

Cry, the Beloved Country

Written by Keetah from Henderson, NV on March 14th, 2007

  • Book Rating: 4/5

I truly enjoyed "reading" this wonderful sad story. This is an easy "read", slow paced, simple to follow and understand. Not too much action or suspense, but plenty of calm, poetic beauty. When "acting out" characters, the narrator employed heavy accent. Although it did sound like some of my African friends, it was somewhat distracting.

CRY THE BELOVED COUNTRY

Written by Anonymous on March 8th, 2007

  • Book Rating: 3/5

REALLY HAD A HARD TIME LISTENING TO THIS. I DID NOT FIND IT VERY INTERESTING.

Selected Reviews

Loved this book

by Regan Waller
  • Book Rating: 5/5

Cry The beloved country

by Peter Solo
  • Book Rating: 5/5

More...

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