Alan Paton’s Cry, the Beloved Country

✍ Scribed by Harold Bloom (editor)

• Publisher: Bloom’s Literary Criticism
• Year: 2006
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 121
• Series: Bloom’s Guides: One Hundred Years of Solitude
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Alan Patton's Cry, The Beloved Country, part of Chelsea House Publishers' Bloom's Guides collection, presents concise critical excerpts from Cry, The Beloved Country to provide a scholarly overview of the work. This comprehensive study guide also features "The Story Behind the Story" which details the conditions under which Cry, The Beloved Country was written. This title also includes a short biography on Alan Patton and a descriptive list of characters.

✦ Table of Contents

Cover......Page 1
Bloom’s Guides: One Hundred Years of Solitude......Page 4
Contents......Page 6
Introduction......Page 8
Biographical Sketch......Page 9
The Story Behind the Story......Page 11
List of Characters......Page 13
Summary and Analysis......Page 15
Critical Views......Page 48
Works by Alan Paton......Page 109
Annotated Bibliography......Page 110
Contributors......Page 113
Acknowledgments......Page 115
Index......Page 117