Cry Freedom [Paperback]

John Briley (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 1, 1987

John Briley is the award-winning script writer of Ghandi. He has worked with Attenborough and Woods to write a first-rate screenplay for the film "Cry Freedom" and this novelisation of that.

--This text refers to the Kindle Edition edition.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Jennifer Bassett is Series Editor of the Oxford Bookworms Collection, for which she has written original stories One-Way Ticket and The President's Murderer. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: Berkley; Mti edition (November 1, 1987)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0425107760
• ISBN-13: 978-0425107768
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.1 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,013,177 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Discover books, learn about writers, read author blogs, and more.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A book about a movie about a book, March 22, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Cry Freedom (Paperback)

This is a powerful and moving story, however it loses it's power over several retellings. Donald woods orginal book may prove a better read bit i can't find a copy.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars exciting south african reality, November 9, 2001

By 

josue (Florida, Buenos Aires Argentina) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Cry Freedom (Paperback)

This is the book which tells us the story of a black banned south african, who thinks black should get free, and insists not using violence, but words. By chance he meets a reporter named Donald Woods and they ge to be friends.

But as their friendship develops so does the south african wihes to catch him. Finally he's caught and the editor banned. But he'll strugle to get freedom and publish a book about these black leader.

Sad but true and exciting story of the late seventies, definetely recommendable.

2 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Cry Freedom, January 14, 2004

By 

Lin Shelby (Bangkok, Thailand) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Cry Freedom (Paperback)

John Briley did a very good job on describing Biko's life, as well as the lives of other black citizens in South Africa during the Apartheid period.
The protagonist of this story is a newspaper editor, Donald Woods. He is the white man who agrees with Biko's idea, which is that, all the black people and white people live together peacefully and deserve equal rights. However, tragically, the police killed Biko. After that, Woods get him into trouble, because he is investigating on Biko's death.

This story is a sad story, but it shows the spirit of those who sacrifice for freedom in South Africa. This story is very predictable, so I give it 4 stars out of 5.