Long Walk to Freedom: The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela - Hardcover

Mandela, Nelson

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0316545856 ISBN 13: 9780316545853

Publisher: Little, Brown & Company, 1994

Synopsis

An international hero, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, and leader of South Africa's antiapartheid movement chronicles his life, including his tribal years, his time spent in prison, and his return to lead his people. 175,000 first printing. Major ad/promo.

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Review:

The famously taciturn South African president reveals much of himself in Long Walk to Freedom. A good deal of this autobiography was written secretly while Mandela was imprisoned for 27 years on Robben Island by South Africa's apartheid regime. Among the book's interesting revelations is Mandela's ambivalence toward his lifetime of devotion to public works. It cost him two marriages and kept him distant from a family life he might otherwise have cherished. Long Walk to Freedom also discloses a strong and generous spirit that refused to be broken under the most trying circumstances--a spirit in which just about everybody can find something to admire. --Amazon.com

Review:

A tale of anger and sorrow, love and joy, grace and elegance (DAILY NEWS)

Indispensable ... [a] unique life-story (Anthony Sampson)

A truly stunning account of his extraordinary life ... A vivid testimony to an unusual mixture of courage, persistence, tolerance, and forgiveness (Sir David Steel)

One of the most life- affirming books you'll read (GQ)

About this edition

• Publisher: Little, Brown & Company
• Publication date: 1994
• ISBN 10: 0316545856
• ISBN 13: 9780316545853
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 24