Mandela: The Authorized Biography - Hardcover

Sampson, Anthony

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0375400192 ISBN 13: 9780375400193

Publisher: Alfred a Knopf Inc, 1999

Synopsis

A fascinating authorized biography of South African leader Nelson Mandela by a long-time acquaintance draws on personal letters, documents, and interviews with hundreds of people to chronicle his rise from imprisoned victim of apartheid to South Africa's presidential palace. 75,000 first printing. Tour.

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Review:

"A lively, informative, often moving account of one of the century's most extraordinary lives." --The Boston Globe
"A truly heroic story of the founder of a nation, a man of shrewdness, humanity and simplicity whose power came not from military conquest, but from moral authority." --Chicago Tribune
"The triumph of Mandela is that it successfully demythologizes the man without in any way undermining his heroic stature." --The New York Times Book Review
"Sampson has created a work of astounding breadth." --Newsday

About the Author:

Anthony Sampson is a distinguished British journalist, the author of nearly twenty books, including Anatomy of Britain, The Seven Sisters, and Company Man. His connection with South Africa dates back to the 1950s, when he was editor of the black magazine Drum in Johannesburg and first met Nelson Mandela. He has visited and reported from the country many times since.

About this edition

• Publisher: Alfred a Knopf Inc
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0375400192
• ISBN 13: 9780375400193
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 672