Invictus: Nelson Mandela and the Game That Made a Nation
By John Carlin
Read by Gideon Emery
Unabridged
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ISBN: 9798212002943
| Runtime: | 9.21 Hours |
| Category: | Nonfiction/History |
| Audience: | Adult |
| Language: | English |
Summary
Summary
Beginning in a jail cell and ending in a rugby tournament-the true story of how the most inspiring charm offensive in history brought South Africa together. After being released from prison and winning South Africa's first free election, Nelson Mandela presided over a country still deeply divided by fifty years of apartheid. His plan was ambitious if not far-fetched: use the national rugby team, the Springboks-long an embodiment of white-supremacist rule-to embody and engage a new South Africa as they prepared to host the 1995 World Cup. The string of wins that followed not only defied the odds, but capped Mandela's miraculous effort to bring South Africans together again in a hard-won, enduring bond.Editorial Reviews
Editorial Reviews
“A triumphant conversion…It is a portrait of South Africa’s answer to George Washington and it works because Carlin got so close to Mandela and the people Mandela seduced.” —Financial Times
“Revelatory…A tight, gripping and powerful book that shines a light on a moment of hope, not just for one nation but the whole world.” —Daily Express (London)
“Carlin…personally interviewed most of the principals involved in this fascinating story and undertook the project with Mandela’s blessing. A new slant on the familiar but always inspiring saga of Mandela’s rise to power.” —Booklist (starred review)
Author
Author Bio: John Carlin
John Carlin grew up in Argentina and in the UK and spent 1989–95 in South Africa as the Independent’s correspondent there. He has also writen for the (London) Times, the Observer, the Sunday Times, and the New York Times. His previous books include Playing the Enemy: Nelson Mandela and the Game That Made a Nation, the basis of the Oscar-nominated film Invictus, and Knowing Mandela.
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| Available Formats : | MP3 CD |
| Category: | Nonfiction/History |
| Runtime: | 9.21 |
| Audience: | Adult |
| Language: | English |
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