The Cry, the Beloved Country

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:novel
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_Collected_Essays_of_Alan_Paton
gptkbp:adaptation gptkb:theatre
gptkb:1995
gptkb:film
gptkbp:antagonist gptkb:Absalom_Kumalo
gptkbp:author gptkb:Alan_Paton
gptkbp:cast gptkb:Leleti_Khumalo
gptkb:James_Earl_Jones
gptkb:Richard_Harris
gptkbp:critical_reception widely acclaimed
gptkbp:cultural_impact taught in schools
adapted into operas
performed in theaters
included in literary canon
inspired discussions on apartheid
gptkbp:director gptkb:Darrell_Roodt
gptkbp:film_score gptkb:James_Horner
gptkbp:genre gptkb:church
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Cry, the Beloved Country
gptkbp:influence South African literature
gptkbp:influenced post-apartheid literature
gptkbp:inspired social justice movements
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:main_character gptkb:Stephen_Kumalo
gptkbp:narrative_style third-person omniscient
gptkbp:notable_quote " The land is ours"
" I have a dream"
" The tragedy is that we are all human"
" There is a time for everything"
" We are all God's children"
gptkbp:published_by 1948
gptkbp:setting gptkb:South_Africa
gptkbp:symbolism the church
the city
the land
gptkbp:theme gptkb:family
redemption
racial injustice
gptkbp:translated_into multiple languages