South African literature of the first literary works of note is Olive Schreiner's 1883 "The Story of an African Farm", which can be linked to Van den Heever's "Laat Vrugte" as a "plaasroman". The novel was a revelation in Victorian literature: it is heralded by many as introducing feminism into the novel form. However, Mossman (1990: 41) argues that "The most frequently taught work of South African literature in American classrooms is "Cry, the Beloved Country" (1948) by Alan Paton". A possible reason for this is that it was made into a film starring James Earl Jones, and it depicts a typical racist
Cry, the Beloved Country (1995 film) African themed films as "Zulu" (1964), "Born Free" (1966), and "Out of Africa" (1985), used predominantly western musical styles to complete the score. The music is notable for referencing themes from Barry's previous work on "Zulu", augmenting the original warlike compositions into a somber piano theme for travel scenes. The film also features the song "Exile" by Enya. The music was performed by the English Chamber Orchestra and recorded in Studio One at the EMI Abbey Road Studios, London. The film was shot on location in KwaZulu Natal, Cape Province, and at Gauteng, South Africa. "Cry, the Beloved Country" received