id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt en-wikipedia-org-9781 Cry, the Beloved Country - Wikipedia .html text/html 2822 229 69 Cry, the Beloved Country is a novel by Alan Paton, published in 1948. The novel was also adapted as a musical called Lost in the Stars (1949), with a book by the American writer Maxwell Anderson and music composed by the German emigre Kurt Weill. Kumalo undertakes the difficult and expensive journey to the city in the hopes of aiding Gertrude and of finding his son, Absalom, who traveled to Johannesburg from Ndotsheni and never returned. In an attempt to come to terms with what has happened, Jarvis reads his son's articles and speeches on social inequality and begins a radical reconsideration of his own prejudices. Theophilus Msimangu: A priest from Johannesburg who helps Kumalo find his son Absalom and his sister Gertrude. Absalom Kumalo: Stephen's son who left home to look for Stephen's sister Gertrude, and who murders Arthur Jarvis. Arthur Jarvis: Murdered by Absalom Kumalo, he is the son of James Jarvis. ./cache/en-wikipedia-org-9781.html ./txt/en-wikipedia-org-9781.txt