Cry, The Beloved CountryIn the city of Johannesburg, a father seeks his delinquent son. His search takes him through a labyrinth of murder, prostitution, racial hatred and, ultimately, reconciliation. First published in 1948, Cry, The Beloved Country addresses the problem of race relations in South Africa with the scrupulousness of a historian and the sensitivity of a poet, and stands as the single most important novel in twentieth century South African literature.