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Ah But Your Land Is Beautiful (Vintage Classics) Kindle Edition
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Ah, But Your Land is Beautiful is set in the 1950s, the time of the Passive Resistance campaign, the Sophiatown removals, the emergence of the South African Liberal Party and the early stages of the Nationalist government in power. Revolving around the everyday experiences of a group of men and women whose lives reflect the human costs of maintaining a racially divided society, in a series of vivid and compelling episodes, Alan Paton examines what happens between people when such political events overtake their lives.
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31 May 2011
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One cannot read this book without the total absorption that comes from the recognition of the truth -- Nadine Gordimer ― New Republic Published On: 2002-08-13
As vigorous and as exquisitely written as anything he has produced ― New York Times Book Review
Vivid and telling... Alan Paton may have come closer to conveying the essence of South African history than anyone else ― Washington Post Book World
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Ah, But Your Land Is Beautiful revolves around the everyday experiences of a group of men and women whose lives reflect the human costs of maintaining a racially divided society. Writing at the peak of his powers, Paton delivers a masterpiece.
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SALT : B004WOF2E4
Publisher : Vintage Digital; New Ed edition (31 May 2011)
Language : English
File size : 521 KB
Text-to-Speech : Enabled
Screen Reader : Supported
Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
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Word Wise : Enabled
Sticky notes : On Kindle Scribe
Print length : 290 pages
Page numbers source ISBN : 068482583XBest Sellers Rank: 779,408 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)339 in African Literature (Books)
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J. Hoss
5.0 out of 5 stars Stories of hope in dark timesReviewed in Germany on 30 July 2023
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Paton uses episodes that merge into one another to illustrate the absurdity of the apartheid laws that came into force in South Africa in the 1950s. He masterfully lets people speak out with their good and bad ideals, meet each other and fail. Pain and pity in the face of injustice on the one hand, but also hope and joy due to the ever-emerging compassion make the book a great reading experience.
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fouj
5.0 out of 5 stars an important bookReviewed in France on 12 July 2021
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Read i ! Enjoy it and become like Christ !
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Derek Kranefeld
5.0 out of 5 stars but in perfect "new" conditionReviewed in Canada on 30 January 2018
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Arrived a little late, but in perfect "new" condition. Wife is very happy with it.
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Nancy Lou O'brien
5.0 out of 5 stars Great bookReviewed in the United States on 30 August 2014
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Very interesting and easy to read. Fascinating insight into the life of people at that time in south African history. I definitely recommend it.
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J. Baldwin
5.0 out of 5 stars A masterpieceReviewed in the United Kingdom on 23 December 2009
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This is a beautifully written book which engages the reader's attention from the very first page. I loved the way that the various strands and characters are woven into a very moving and provocative account of life in aparteid South Africa. There are heroes and villains of course although the distinctions are not always clearcut. Like 'Cry the Beloved Country' this is a fantastic book - a genuine masterpiece. Cry, the Beloved Country: A Story of Comfort in Desolation (Penguin Modern Classics) ,
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