Cry, the Beloved Country

Summary

Cry, the Beloved Country is a written work^[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of written_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (638 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Cry, the Beloved Country authored Alan Paton^[3].
• Cry, the Beloved Country's instance of is recorded as written work^[4].
• Cry, the Beloved Country was published by Charles Scribner's Sons^[5].
• Cry, the Beloved Country was published by Jonathan Cape^[6].
• Cry, the Beloved Country's language of work or name is recorded as English^[7].
• Cry, the Beloved Country's country of origin is recorded as South Africa^[8].
• Cry, the Beloved Country was released on December 1948^[9].
• Cry, the Beloved Country's has edition or translation is recorded as Cry, the Beloved Country^[10].
• Cry, the Beloved Country's has edition or translation is recorded as Cry, the Beloved Country^[11].
• Cry, the Beloved Country's narrative location is recorded as South Africa^[12].
• Cry, the Beloved Country's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Cry, the Beloved Country'}^[13].
• Cry, the Beloved Country's first line is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': "IT IS SOME eleven years since the first Author's Note was written."}^[14].
• Cry, the Beloved Country's form of creative work is recorded as novel^[15].

Product Details

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• Release type: Prose^[16]

• MusicBrainz ID: 59910114-d94d-43c1-ac85-41ee676a430f^[17]

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Designation and Status

Cry, the Beloved Country's instance of is recorded as written work^[4].

Why It Matters

Cry, the Beloved Country ranks in the top 5% of written_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (638 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[18] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[19]