Cry, the Beloved Country by Alan Paton is a window to apartheid South Africa. African English is so cute. I enjoyed reading it. It seems that the words come straight from the heart of Paton. The story is beautiful although sad.

India was ruled by British. Hence, it was interesting to compare. It’s amazing to see that even if India and Africa are far away from each other with respect to distance, it is quite close with respect to the basic values of their respective cultures. Also, if someone’s looking for a novel that’s easy and quick to read then this is the one.

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