Long Walk to Freedom: The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela

"One of the most remarkable lives of the twentieth century."

— Washington Post Book World

As recipient of the 1993 Nobel Peace Prize, president of the African National Congress, and head of the antiapartheid movement, Nelson Mandela is one of the world's great moral and political leaders. In his internationally bestselling memoir, Long Walk to Freedom, he tells the extraordinary story of his life — an epic of struggle, setback, renewed hope, and ultimate triumph. He eloquently and vividly details his journey: the development of his political consciousness, his pivotal role in the formation of the ANC Youth League, his dramatic years underground — which led to a sentence of life imprisonment in 1964 — and his eventful quarter century behind bars. He also movingly recalls the momentous events leading up to his triumph in South Africa's first-ever multiracial elections in April 1994 Here is one of the most powerful and inspiring stories of our time — a book that everyone will want to own and read.

"The Nelson Mandela who emerges from his memoir ... is considerably more human than the icon of legend."

New York Times Book Review

"Irresistible describes Long Walk to Freedom, which must be one of the few political autobiographies that's also a page-turner."

Los Angeles Times Book Review

"A truly wonderful autobiography, sharp, literate, unpretentious, and as emotionally involving as it is informative."

-- Chicago Tribune

Author: Nelson Mandela