Long Walk to Freedom
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Summary
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。 As president of the African National Congress and head of South Africa's antiapartheid movement， he was instrumental in moving the nation toward multiracial government and majority rule。 He is revered everywhere as a vital force in the fight for human rights and racial equality。 LONG WALK TO FREEDOM is his moving and exhilarating autobiography， destined to take its place among the finest memoirs of history's greatest figures。 Here for the first time， Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela tells the extraordinary story of his life--an epic of struggle， setback， renewed hope， and ultimate triumph。
Reviews
Lynn
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This is a definite must read。 An autobiography that is of actual historical significance for South Africa。 Nelson Mandala was an incredible man of epic proportion。
victor rosas
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Is impressive to see how committed he was to his people that even sacrificed many years in jail plus his family matters
Tiffany
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100 years of books challenge - published in 1994"There is nothing like returning to a place that remains unchanged to find the ways in which you yourself have altered。"This memoir is enlightening and long （700 pages， which is understandable since Mandela had 27 years in prison to write the majority of it）。 I learned fascinating things about the history of apartheid and how a relatively small group of white Afrikaans were able to rule by encouraging tribal groups to distrust and hate each other。 100 years of books challenge - published in 1994"There is nothing like returning to a place that remains unchanged to find the ways in which you yourself have altered。"This memoir is enlightening and long （700 pages， which is understandable since Mandela had 27 years in prison to write the majority of it）。 I learned fascinating things about the history of apartheid and how a relatively small group of white Afrikaans were able to rule by encouraging tribal groups to distrust and hate each other。 This is so relevant today， as my own country is filled with anger， distrust and division。 It was interesting to realize how entrenched "apartheid thinking" was。 Mandela shared examples where he caught himself judging blacks as not as talented or capable as whites。I saw that Mandela was a complicated and nuanced person。 He certainly had flaws， and the way he eschewed nonviolent protest was controversial。 But， his story is fascinating and he had a front row seat to dramatic and important parts of world history。"Prison and the authorities conspire to rob each man of his dignity。 In and of itself， that assured that I would survive， for any man or institution that tries to rob me of my dignity will lose because I will not part with it at any price or under any pressure。" 。。。more
Jennifer
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Picked this up after watching Invictus and realising I knew next to nothing about South Africa。 Read it slowly and not sure what else to say other than the obvious: wow， what a life！
Mr。 MooMoo
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I learned so much reading this book。 It was well written and a page turner， while being a true autobiography of an incredible human。 Could not more highly recommend
Amelia Love
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Amazing story。 This is a long book but it is so wonderfully written and so engrossing that it is easy to blow through very quickly。 I often think about what I read in this book， and about what an unparalleled life this man has led。
Jasmin KS
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It made me cry。 The words I find describe Mandela best are integrity and loyalty。 I can’t think of anyone who has more of either。
Rahel Goitom
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I want to read
Anibal Anaya
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Excelente biografia。 Muy inspiradora y emotiva。
Marie Bardsley
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Obviously， this is a really powerful and important story。 I feel bad not giving it a 5。 For meaningfulness， it obviously gets a 5。 That being said， it is pretty dry and hard to get through at points。
Maya Hochberger-Vigsittaboot
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Took me a few months and it’s worth the investment。 There are lots of parallels between the US and South African history and government。 Nelson Mandela also discusses what it’s like to be a leader and the sacrifices made on every level。 It is an autobiography so there is lots of ‘first we went here， then there， then did this’ which could make the book dry; however， it very much humanized him。 I had goosebumps the last 50 pages as he made and continued his long walk。。。
David Ross
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A man who most certainly lives up to his iconic reputation。 Having read many political biographies， I find that the author either spends his/her time focused on power or fame and by defending their ideology or by providing the reader with the indispensable people forgotten by history。 Mandela is in the latter of these categories。 Never is it he alone that created a democratic South Africa and brought Apartheid to its knees but a wonderful collection of freedom fighters and civilians， all combine A man who most certainly lives up to his iconic reputation。 Having read many political biographies， I find that the author either spends his/her time focused on power or fame and by defending their ideology or by providing the reader with the indispensable people forgotten by history。 Mandela is in the latter of these categories。 Never is it he alone that created a democratic South Africa and brought Apartheid to its knees but a wonderful collection of freedom fighters and civilians， all combined who won the toughest of victories。 Not a hint of the arrogance one would find in books by Thatcher or Kissenger for example， exists in this book。 Truly inspirational as well as rational， determined and morally vindicated， an exceptional text that should be studied in schools worldwide。 。。。more
Alexander Oster
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I wanted to be blown away by this， but was underwhelmed by Mandela's writing style。 His story， and eyewitness account of turning points in modern history are incredible。 His thoughts on liberation struggle， and ability to link various forms of oppression together are still relevant。 However， I read this from my position as a father and husband; two roles he avowedly disregarded in favour of his work as a reformer and freedom fighter。 He wrote about this choice， but I felt he was presenting argum I wanted to be blown away by this， but was underwhelmed by Mandela's writing style。 His story， and eyewitness account of turning points in modern history are incredible。 His thoughts on liberation struggle， and ability to link various forms of oppression together are still relevant。 However， I read this from my position as a father and husband; two roles he avowedly disregarded in favour of his work as a reformer and freedom fighter。 He wrote about this choice， but I felt he was presenting arguments to protect his image， rather than truly wrestling with the impacts this had on his family。 These arguments rang hollow， and chauvanistic。 I appreciated hearing about his childhood and education， which he framed as an expanding political conciousness。 His role in traditional/tribal hierarchy and how this influenced his idea of leadership was instructive。 Much like his prison sentence， this book could have benefited from greater brevity。 。。。more
Ashis Saha
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একজন নেতা না， বরং একজন মানুষের কাহিনী শুনলাম। ২৭ বছরের জেল জীবনের বর্ণনা না， বরং তার চিন্তার জগতের সাথে পরিচিত হলাম।
Jaeden Palanog
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I like how the main characters met each other， I love the plot and everything about this book。 Good job writer！ If you have some great stories like this one， you can publish it on NovelStar， just submit your story to hardy@novelstar。top or joye@novelstar。top
David Burns
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"I have walked the long road to freedom。 I have tried not to falter; I have made missteps along the way。 But I have discovered the secret that after climbing a great hill， one only finds that there are many more hills to climb。 I have taken a moment here to rest， to steal a view of the glorious vista that surrounds me， to look back on the distance I have come。 But I can only rest for a moment， for with freedom come responsibilities， and I dare not linger， for my long walk is not yet ended。"Long "I have walked the long road to freedom。 I have tried not to falter; I have made missteps along the way。 But I have discovered the secret that after climbing a great hill， one only finds that there are many more hills to climb。 I have taken a moment here to rest， to steal a view of the glorious vista that surrounds me， to look back on the distance I have come。 But I can only rest for a moment， for with freedom come responsibilities， and I dare not linger， for my long walk is not yet ended。"Long Walk to Freedom by Nelson Mandela ** Read in Djougou， Benin， West Africa， while serving in the Peace Corps （circa 2005）; Re-read in Saudi Arabia （March 2021） 。。。more
Noah Combs
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A few weeks ago， I tripped over a package positioned over my front door。 After a few moments of looking at it， puzzled， I took it inside and opened it only to find this book。 I had completely forgotten I had ordered this biography off Amazon a week before。Then I read it in 5 days。This is the incredible story of one of the greatest political leaders known today。 Spanning from his childhood in small towns and rich mansions to his steady climb through the ANC， this story is quite the odyssey， and I A few weeks ago， I tripped over a package positioned over my front door。 After a few moments of looking at it， puzzled， I took it inside and opened it only to find this book。 I had completely forgotten I had ordered this biography off Amazon a week before。Then I read it in 5 days。This is the incredible story of one of the greatest political leaders known today。 Spanning from his childhood in small towns and rich mansions to his steady climb through the ANC， this story is quite the odyssey， and I highly recommend it。It gets dry occasionally， which is why this book didn’t make it to 5 stars。 But I suppose that’s expected of any book over 600 pages， so that didn’t come as a shock。 If you’re not one to mind long books， Long Walk To Freedom should be on your to read list 。。。more
Nuni_lee
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Es un libro formidable， largo pero valioso， nos encontramos con la vida entera de Mandela， me dejo pensando sobre La Paz y la violencia， y si en algún momento alguna termina ganando o es un danza sin fin。
Linda Fallows
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Reads like a novel。 So interesting to read about Mandela’s life leading up to and during his imprisonment。 Told honestly and in great detail。 Should be required reading in schools。
Ian Shaw
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At over 750 pages I thought that this book might be a difficult read。 The reality was that it was both entertaining and educational。 It gives an excellent insight into the mind of Mandela and shows how good can prevail over evil。 In this day and age it is all too easy to abandon hope that good will prevail。 This book is inspiring。
Lauren
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At seven-hundred pages， I found this rather fascinating and couldn't put it down so it went by quick。 Definitely worth a read and more poignant now than when it was first released。 At seven-hundred pages， I found this rather fascinating and couldn't put it down so it went by quick。 Definitely worth a read and more poignant now than when it was first released。 。。。more
Ernest Wolfe
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How amazing to get to live in Mandela's mind and relive his journey and mindset through it all。 A man who deserves every ounce of his reputation。 How amazing to get to live in Mandela's mind and relive his journey and mindset through it all。 A man who deserves every ounce of his reputation。 。。。more
Leo
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Interesting story to read what ‘the deal’ was with Mandela （I was just 10 years old when he got released from prison） - more the just his personal recounting this book colors a broad picture of South Africa and its apartheid regime and how it finally fell apart。 But。。。 I found this recounting - as is the danger with autobiographies - a bit boring in places as many， many minor players in his life story take in pages on end。 But still， it was interesting enough to finish this quite lengthy life’s Interesting story to read what ‘the deal’ was with Mandela （I was just 10 years old when he got released from prison） - more the just his personal recounting this book colors a broad picture of South Africa and its apartheid regime and how it finally fell apart。 But。。。 I found this recounting - as is the danger with autobiographies - a bit boring in places as many， many minor players in his life story take in pages on end。 But still， it was interesting enough to finish this quite lengthy life’s recounting。 。。。more
Alvin
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Amazing book about an amazing man！ This is what authentic leadership is about。。。 Despite all the atrocities and injustices he suffered， he still led from the heart， believing that deep down， we are all good people。
Fatih
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Ein fantastisches Buch！
Winter Rose
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The story is powerful， I like how it was presented。 Good job writer！ If you have some great stories like this one， you can publish it on NovelStar， just submit your story to hardy@novelstar。top or joye@novelstar。top
Dana Mccloskey
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Great audiobook。 A remarkable man and an amazing review of the history South Africa and aparthide。
Erin
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I admit that I didn’t know much about Nelson Mandela and apartheid other than he was in prison for a long time and that apartheid was bad。 I listened to this in audio format and， though it took around 28 hours to complete， I appreciated hearing the names of people and places pronounced correctly。 What a lesson I have learned！ Apartheid was as bad as Nazi Germany， only it lasted decades longer。 Because of his color， the first time Nelson Mandela was allowed to vote was in 1994， when he voted for I admit that I didn’t know much about Nelson Mandela and apartheid other than he was in prison for a long time and that apartheid was bad。 I listened to this in audio format and， though it took around 28 hours to complete， I appreciated hearing the names of people and places pronounced correctly。 What a lesson I have learned！ Apartheid was as bad as Nazi Germany， only it lasted decades longer。 Because of his color， the first time Nelson Mandela was allowed to vote was in 1994， when he voted for his own party， a party that until shortly before that had been banned and branded a terrorist organization！ He was in his 70s！ He lived his entire life with courage， a fixed and immovable set of high ideals， generosity， and his goals always riveted on how he could aid “the struggle” against apartheid。 Even during almost 30 years in prison， he never allowed himself to wallow in self-pity or turn to thoughts of revenge。 He only ever wanted South Africa to be a place where all people， regardless of color， could enjoy the same freedoms。 Nelson Mandela was truly a visionary， a statesman， a diplomat， a revolutionary， and a model of leadership。 What he accomplished in South Africa was truly a modern miracle。 Highly recommend this book！ 。。。more
Luís
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To evoke Nelson Mandela is to produce Africa in a general way so much his fight for freedom， dignity， and everything that South Africa's racists have inflicted on him to break him， extinguish and stifle the dream of that man。 Nelson Mandela is an icon of Africa， but he is the most representative man of this continent！The man has a morale of steel because being imprisoned for twenty-seven years in the sinister prison of Robben Island， and we remember this great moment in history， 1990， when he go To evoke Nelson Mandela is to produce Africa in a general way so much his fight for freedom， dignity， and everything that South Africa's racists have inflicted on him to break him， extinguish and stifle the dream of that man。 Nelson Mandela is an icon of Africa， but he is the most representative man of this continent！The man has a morale of steel because being imprisoned for twenty-seven years in the sinister prison of Robben Island， and we remember this great moment in history， 1990， when he goes out with a big smile and relaxed。 He greeted his compatriots， who had come to greet and cheer him。 These images are transmitted by all television channels around the world and live。 It was very moving！In his novel， Nelson Mandela evokes all the stages of his life。 His beginnings in politics， his fight against white racism and the abominable system of apartheid。He got out of prison without any grudge or resentment against whites。He was elected president of the country for just one term。 We can only admire this Great Man kneaded with great moral and human qualities。A character who has marked the history of his country and history in general！ 。。。more
Eric Lindner
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One of the finest men ever - his master's class lessons run the gamut from leadership and politics to legal tactics and parenting One of the finest men ever - his master's class lessons run the gamut from leadership and politics to legal tactics and parenting 。。。more
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