Here is the story of a boy who was destined for something larger than his tribal village, a boy who could not contain his wonder and curiosity about the world beyond the familiar. The circumstances of Mandela’s youth led him to a perpetual search for what is right and true, in constant pursuit of fairness and recognition for the colorful, valiant history and tradition of black South Africa. This unique biography tells of Mandela’s early years through the age of twenty-three—his upbringing and education, the rituals of tribal Africa and his rite-of-passage ceremony, the early death of his father and his subsequent move to the home of the Paramount Chief, the Regent who became his adoptive father.
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Text: English (translation)
Original Language: French
Original Language: French
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Born in the Eure-et-Loir province west of Paris, Jean Guiloineau is an academic consultant for the literature curriculum of the University of Paris. He now resides in Arles, in southern France, where he works as a writer and translator. He is the author of many books, including a complete biography of Nelson Mandela.
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The man who walked out of Victor Vester prison on February 11, 1990, had no face. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
boarding master, sovereign chief, white administrator, round huts Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Nelson Mandela, South Africa, Fort Hare, Robben Island, Cape Town, Henry Gadla, National Party, Bashee River, Rolihlahla Madiba, Alexander Kerr, Boer War, Indian Ocean, Kei River, Dutch East India Company, Fish River, Great Britain, Oliver Tambo, Orange Free State, Walter Sisulu, Banabakhe Blayi, Big House, Breyten Breytenbach, Charles Brownlee, New York, Regent Jongintaba New!
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The man who walked out of Victor Vester prison on February 11, 1990, had no face. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
boarding master, sovereign chief, white administrator, round huts Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Nelson Mandela, South Africa, Fort Hare, Robben Island, Cape Town, Henry Gadla, National Party, Bashee River, Rolihlahla Madiba, Alexander Kerr, Boer War, Indian Ocean, Kei River, Dutch East India Company, Fish River, Great Britain, Oliver Tambo, Orange Free State, Walter Sisulu, Banabakhe Blayi, Big House, Breyten Breytenbach, Charles Brownlee, New York, Regent Jongintaba New!
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- A Chain of Voices by Andre Brink on page 29, page 47, and Back Matter
- A History of South Africa, Third Edition by Leonard Thompson on page 7, and Back Matter
- The True Confessions of an Albino Terrorist by Breyten Breytenbach on page 9, and Back Matter
- On the Contrary: A Novel : Being the Life of a Famous Rebel, Soldier, Traveller, Explorer, Reader, Builder, Scribe, Latinist, Lover and Liar by Andre Philippus Brink on page 36, and Back Matter
- UC The Scarlet Pimpernel by Introduction by Gary Hop Baroness Orczy on page 4
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