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The Terry Lane Interviews: Cry The Beloved Country
Broadcast Sun 21 Oct 2007 at 4:30pmSunday 21 Oct 2007 at 4:30pm
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The Terry Lane Interviews: Cry The Beloved Country
Since it was first published in New York in 1948, Alan Paton's Cry, The Beloved Country has never been out of print and has never stopped selling. It made a millionaire out of South African author Alan Paton but it never lessened his political commitment to social justice.
The novel brought the tragedy of what was to become South African apartheid to a world audience but Alan Paton's relationship with the struggle of sections of the black community, including the ANC, wasn't always an easy one. He remained a firm believer in change through non-violent means and that often led to conflict with an increasingly militant political movement. Terry Lane investigates another book that helped change history.
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Alan Paton: A Biography
by Peter Alexander (Author)
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Hardcover – 1 August 1994
Alan Paton is best remembered as the author of Cry, the Beloved Country, the most lyrical and moving plea for racial reconciliation to have come out of South Africa this century. His reputation, however, extends far beyond the fields of fiction and literature, for in addition Paton was a teacher, prison reformer, and politician whose achievements have ensured him a lasting place in the troubled history of his country. This is a rich and fascinating story, told against the backdrop of profound political changes in a country that still struggles to achieve the harmony Paton strove for; Paton's own greatness can now be seen for the first time to arise from moral struggles no less profound.
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