cry, the beloved country

Oprah has chosen Alan Paton’s book for her next book club. I remember reading it when I was fifteen or sixteen and really loving it. I wonder what I would think about it now. The book was made into a movie a few years ago. Haven’t seen it.

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2 Responses to “cry, the beloved country”

  1. Jos Says:
    September 30th, 2003 at 1:31 pm

    Was that the movie with James Earl Jones –the only man capable of playing God– and Richard Harris? I liked the movie. Wanted to read the book, but couldn

  2. moorishgirl Says:
    September 30th, 2003 at 1:52 pm

    Umfundisi. I think it was a title of some sort. It’s been a while.

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