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1948
CRY, THE BELOVED COUNTRY
Alan Paton
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CRY, THE BELOVED COUNTRY

A Story of Comfort in Desolation

by Alan Paton

Scribner · 1948

Peak rank

#11

Weeks on list

25

Chart History

#151015194819491950
dashed = off the list

25 weeks on the Hardcover Fiction list, peaking at #11

Two fathers come to terms with personal loss and the emotional scars inflicted on South Africa during the era of apartheid.

All Appearances

15NEWFebruary 29, 1948wk 1
16NEWMarch 14, 1948
11NEWMarch 28, 1948wk 3
15↓4April 4, 1948wk 4
16NEWApril 11, 1948
14↑2April 18, 1948wk 6
14—April 25, 1948wk 7
14—May 2, 1948wk 8
12↑2May 9, 1948wk 9
14↓2May 16, 1948wk 10
13↑1May 23, 1948wk 11
14↓1May 30, 1948wk 12

Details

Published
1948
Pages
308
Publisher
Scribner
Google rating
3.0(1)
Categories
Apartheid

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