{"product_id":"2940169833980","title":"Cry, the Beloved Country","description":"\u003cp\u003eA worldwide bestseller when it was first published in 1948, Alan Paton¿s impassioned novel about a black man¿s country under white man¿s law is a work of searing beauty.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCry, the Beloved Country\u003c\/em\u003e is the deeply moving story of Stephen Kumalo, a Zulu pastor, and his son, Absalom. Set in the troubled and changing South Africa of the 1940s, it is also the story of a land and a people torn by racial injustice. The book is written with such keen compassion and understanding that the listener shares fully in the gravity of the characters¿ situations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePaton said of his book: ¿It is a song of love for one¿s far distant country.¿ Thus, it is a tale that is passionately African while also being timeless and universal. Ultimately, \u003cem\u003eCry, the Beloved Country\u003c\/em\u003e is a work of love and hope, courage and tragedy, born of the dignity of man.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Blackstone Audio, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47104669942000,"sku":"2940169833980","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940169833980_p0.jpg?v=1763785629","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940169833980","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}