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Long Walk to Freedom is an autobiography by South Africa's first democratically elected President Nelson Mandela, and it was first published in 1994 by Little Brown & Co. The book profiles his early life, coming of age, education and 27 years spent in prison.
- Nelson Mandela
- 1994
Apr 8, 2009 · Read or listen to the life story of Nelson Mandela, the Nobel Peace Prize winner and former president of South Africa. He recounts his childhood, his political activism, his imprisonment, and his role in ending apartheid.
Jan 1, 2001 · The foster son of a Thembu chief, Mandela was raised in the traditional, tribal culture of his ancestors, but at an early age learned the modern, inescapable reality of what came to be called apartheid, one of the most powerful and effective systems of oppression ever conceived.
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- Paperback
Dec 25, 2013 · A film adaptation of Nelson Mandela's autobiography, chronicling his life from childhood to presidency. Idris Elba stars as Mandela, who fights against apartheid and faces imprisonment, while Naomie Harris plays his wife Winnie.
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- Biography, Drama, History
- Justin Chadwick
- 2013-12-25
Here for the first time, Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela told the extraordinary story of his life -- an epic of struggle, setback, renewed hope, and ultimate triumph. The book that inspired the major...
- reprint
- Nelson Mandela
- Little, Brown, 2008
Oct 1, 1995 · 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.
Long Walk to Freedom is Nelson Mandela's autobiography, detailing his early life, education, political activism, and 27 years spent in prison. It also covers the negotiations that led to the end of apartheid and his presidency of South Africa.
