Bibliograph

Long walk to freedom, the autobiography of Nelson Mandela, Nelson Mandela

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Long walk to freedom, the autobiography of Nelson Mandela, Nelson Mandela

Language

eng

resource.biographical

autobiography

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mapsplatesillustrationsportraits

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Long walk to freedom

Responsibility statement

Nelson Mandela

Sub title

the autobiography of Nelson Mandela

Summary

"A Long Walk to Freedom" is the memoir of Nelson Mandela, leader of the African National Congress and the first black president of South Africa. He tells of his a Tembu chief, the two very different sides of South Africa, his years underground which led to his imprisonment in 1964 and his release in 1990. This is a revised and updated edition, covering his term of office, and is published to coincide with his retirement. The original edition was published in 1995

Table Of Contents

A country childhood -- Johannesburg -- Birth of a freedom fighter -- The struggle is my life -- Treason -- The black pimpernel -- Rivonia -- Robben Island: the dark years -- Robben Island: beginning to hope -- Talking with the enemy -- Freedom

Target audience

adult

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