Cover of Alan Paton's Cry, the Beloved Country

Alan Paton's Cry, the Beloved Country

Bloom's Modern Critical Interpretations series

Features critical essays reflecting a variety of schools of criticism; notes on the contributing critics, a chronology of the author's life, and an index; and, an introductory essay by Harold Bloom.

Audience
adult
Length
short · 185 pages

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