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Long walk to freedom is the autobiography of nelson mandela, south african antiapartheid activist, national icon and the first south african black president, elected in the first, fully democratic election in the country. Nelson mandela is a man everyone recognises well and has at least some respect for. There are those who speed read, those who read moderately quickly and again, there are those who take time to ponder on what is written in order to absorb the content. Long walk to freedom is his moving and exhilarating autobiography, destined to take its place among the finest memoirs of historys greatest figures. He began writing the book in prison in 1975, and it was published in 2004. The book profiles his early life, coming of age, education and 27 years in prison. An audio version of nelson mandela s autobiography long walk to freedom. Emotive, compelling and uplifting, a long walk to freedom is the exhilarating story of an epic life. This book, however, is written in such a way that it captivated me from the start. Pdf long walk to freedom book by nelson mandela free. The autobiography of nelson mandela tells the life story of south africa s first postapartheid president. Now the youngest readers can discover the remarkable story of mandelas long walk from ordinary village boy, to his dynamic leadership of the. The autobiography of nelson mandela 1st paperback ed by mandela, nelson isbn. Mandela rose to the leadership of the antiapartheid struggle to become one of the 20th centurys most iconic world leaders.
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Under the apartheid government, mandela was regarded as a terrorist and jailed on the infamous robben island for his role as a leader of the thenoutlawed anc. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 656 pages and is available in paperback format. Long walk to freedom is his moving autobiography, here, nelson rolihlahla mandela tells the extraordinary story of his life an epic of struggle, setback. Long walk to freedom, nelson mandela 9780316548182 boek. The nelson mandela who emerges from long walk to freedom.
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