Ah, but Your Land Is Beautiful - Softcover

Alan Paton

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0099437279 ISBN 13: 9780099437277

Publisher: Vintage/Ebury (a Division of R, 2002

Synopsis

Ah, But Your Land is Beautiful is set in the 1950s, the time of the Passive Resistance campaign, the Sophiatown removals, the emergence of the South African Liberal Party and the early stages of the Nationalist government in power. Revolving around the everyday experiences of a group of men and women, whose lives reflect the human costs of maintaining a racially divided society, Alan Paton, in a series of vivid and compelling episodes, examines what happens between people when such political events overtake their lives.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

Ah, But Your Land Is Beautiful revolves around the everyday experiences of a group of men and women whose lives reflect the human costs of maintaining a racially divided society. Writing at the peak of his powers, Paton delivers a masterpiece.

About the Author:

Alan Paton was born on January 11, 1903 in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa. Paton became a science teacher in 1925, the start of a varied career, which ran parallel to his writing. He died in 1988.

About this edition

• Publisher: Vintage/Ebury (a Division of R
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0099437279
• ISBN 13: 9780099437277
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 288