Dare Not Linger is the story of Mandela’s presidency, drawing heavily on the memoir he began to write as he prepared to finish his term as president, but was unable to finish. Now, the acclaimed South African writer, Mandla Langa, has completed the task using Mandela’s unfinished draft, detailed notes that Mandela made as events were unfolding and a wealth of previously unseen archival material. The result is a vivid and often inspirational account of Mandela’s presidency years in which he overcame the challenges of transition and made a reality of his cherished vision for a liberated South Africa. "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 comes responsibilities, and I dare not linger, for my long walk is not ended." – Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom.
CONTRIBUTORS: Nelson Mandela
EAN: 9781770105706
COUNTRY: South Africa
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WEIGHT: 700 g
HEIGHT: 234 cm
PUBLISHED BY: Pan Macmillan South Africa
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GENRE: HISTORY / Africa / South / Republic of South Africa, POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / Leadership, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Freedom, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / General
WIDTH: 153 cm
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Book Themes:
Republic of South Africa, c 1990 to c 1999, Political science and theory, Political ideologies and movements, Political leaders and leadership, Political control and freedoms, African history
Nelson Mandela was born in the Transkei, South Africa on 18 July 1918. He joined the African National Congress in 1944 and was engaged in resistance against the ruling National Party’s apartheid policies after 1948. From 1964 to 1982, he was incarcerated on Robben Island and then moved to Pollsmoor Prison, during which time his reputation as a potent symbol of resistance to the anti-apartheid movement grew steadily. Released from prison in 1990, Mandela won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993 and was inaugurated as the first democratically elected president of South Africa in 1994. He is the author of the international bestseller Long Walk to Freedom. Mandela died on 5 December 2013, aged ninety-five. Mandla Langa was born in 1950 in Durban, South Africa. After being arrested in 1976, he went into exile and lived in Botswana, Mozambique and Angola, as well as Hungary, Zambia and the United Kingdom, where he was the ANC’s Cultural Representative. A writer and journalist, he was the first South African to be awarded the Arts Council of Great Britain bursary for creative writing and has been a columnist for the Sunday Independent and the New Nation. He is also the author of several acclaimed novels, including Texture of Shadows and The Lost Colours of the Chameleon, which won the 2009 Commonwealth Prize for Best Book in the African Region.
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Dare Not Linger is the story of Mandela’s presidency, drawing heavily on the memoir he began to write as he prepared to finish his term as president, but was unable to finish. Now, the acclaimed South African writer, Mandla Langa, has completed the task using Mandela’s unfinished draft, detailed notes that Mandela made as events were unfolding and a wealth of previously unseen archival material. The result is a vivid and often inspirational account of Mandela’s presidency years in which he overcame the challenges of transition and made a reality of his cherished vision for a liberated South Africa. "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 comes responsibilities, and I dare not linger, for my long walk is not ended." – Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom.
CONTRIBUTORS: Nelson Mandela
EAN: 9781770105706
COUNTRY: South Africa
PAGES:
WEIGHT: 700 g
HEIGHT: 234 cm
PUBLISHED BY: Pan Macmillan South Africa
DATE PUBLISHED:
CITY:
GENRE: HISTORY / Africa / South / Republic of South Africa, POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / Leadership, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Freedom, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / General
WIDTH: 153 cm
SPINE:
Book Themes:
Republic of South Africa, c 1990 to c 1999, Political science and theory, Political ideologies and movements, Political leaders and leadership, Political control and freedoms, African history
Nelson Mandela was born in the Transkei, South Africa on 18 July 1918. He joined the African National Congress in 1944 and was engaged in resistance against the ruling National Party’s apartheid policies after 1948. From 1964 to 1982, he was incarcerated on Robben Island and then moved to Pollsmoor Prison, during which time his reputation as a potent symbol of resistance to the anti-apartheid movement grew steadily. Released from prison in 1990, Mandela won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993 and was inaugurated as the first democratically elected president of South Africa in 1994. He is the author of the international bestseller Long Walk to Freedom. Mandela died on 5 December 2013, aged ninety-five. Mandla Langa was born in 1950 in Durban, South Africa. After being arrested in 1976, he went into exile and lived in Botswana, Mozambique and Angola, as well as Hungary, Zambia and the United Kingdom, where he was the ANC’s Cultural Representative. A writer and journalist, he was the first South African to be awarded the Arts Council of Great Britain bursary for creative writing and has been a columnist for the Sunday Independent and the New Nation. He is also the author of several acclaimed novels, including Texture of Shadows and The Lost Colours of the Chameleon, which won the 2009 Commonwealth Prize for Best Book in the African Region.
