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Widely considered to be the most important biography of Nelson Mandela, Antony Sampson?s remarkable book has been updated with an afterword by acclaimed South African journalist, John Battersby./pbr pLong after his presidency of South Africa, Nelson Mandela remained an inspirational figure to millions ? both in his homeland and far beyond. He has been, without doubt, one of the most important figures in global history. His death, on 5 December 2013 at the age of 95, resonated around the world.Mandela?s opposition to apartheid and his 27 year incarceration at the hands of South Africa?s all-white regime are familiar to most. In this utterly compelling book, eminent biographer Anthony Sampson draws on a fifty year-long relationship to reveal the man who rocked a continent ? and changed its future.With unprecedented access to the former South African president ? the letters he wrote in prison, his unpublished jail autobiography, extensive conversations, and interviews with hundreds of colleagues, friends, and family ? Sampson depicts the realities of Mandela?s private and public life, and the tragic tension between them. Updated after Sampson?s death with a new afterword by distinguished South African journalist John Battersby, this is the ultimate biography of one of the twentieth century?s greatest statesmen./p p/p
