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The autobiography of Nelson Mandela
1994Steady paceHopeful
What it is about
Nelson Mandela tells the story of his childhood in a Xhosa village, his years as a lawyer and activist, his twenty-seven years in prison and his election as South Africa’s first Black president.
Who will enjoy it
Readers who like major autobiographies.
What you will get
Mandela wrote part of it secretly in prison.
Long Walk to Freedom Facts: Pages, Genre and Setting
Genre
Nonfiction · Autobiography · Apartheid · Leadership
Length
656 pages · ≈ 19 h
More about this book
Characters
Nelson Mandela.
Setting
South Africa.
What makes it different
A first-person account of the fight against apartheid.
Feel
Dignified, steady and moving.
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