Long walk to freedom

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Nelson Mandela: Long walk to freedom (AudiobookFormat, 2013, Hachette Audio)

[sound recording] /, 1680 pages

English language

Published Nov. 13, 2013 by Hachette Audio.

ISBN:
978-1-4789-2686-3
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OCLC Number:
846538285

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4 stars (2 reviews)

Nelson Mandela is one of the great moral and political leaders of our time: an international hero whose lifelong dedication to the fight against racial oppression in South Africa won him the Nobel Peace Prize and the presidency of his country. Since his triumphant release in 1990 from more than a quarter-century of imprisonment, Mandela has been at the center of the most compelling and inspiring political drama in the world.

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5 stars

An autobiography that is both moving and inspiring. I had read about very early struggles against oppression in South Africa in Mahatma Gandhi's biography by Ramachandra Guha. When reading it I wondered what happened to the struggle in South Africa after Gandhi left. This book tells us the inspiring story about the period after Gandhi in South Africa.

Mandela has a wonderful way of telling his story which gently takes us to a tour of the time, the place, the emotions. One never gets bogged down in detail. He also has a great way of convincing us the logic behind his opinions without being forceful. That might be one of the factors that made him a great leader.

Highly recommended!

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Subjects

  • Politics and government
  • Presidents
  • Biography

Places

  • South Africa