Cry, the Beloved Country

1948 novel by Alan Paton
Place written_work Q2916551
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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 (1,757 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].

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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 (1,757 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [17] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Ringbang · 2026-06-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    First line {'lang': 'en', 'text': "IT IS SOME eleven years since the fi
    Aliases
    Language of work or name English
    Publication date +1948-12-00T00:00:00Z
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P1922]]: There is a lovely road that runs from Ixopo into the hills."
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