The book cry of an angel is the key book by desmond johnson which sets forth fundamental knowledge about the world and the human being. The original of this work, as well as other books by desmond johnson, is written in the english language. It must be understood that everything that is subject to translation of these books into other languages is no longer the original as such. These are rather translations of meanings and understandings of the people who make these translations in an attempt to convey this information to others