{"product_id":"9780007437979","title":"Mandela: The Authorised Biography","description":"\u003cp\u003eWidely considered to be the most important biography of Nelson Mandela, Mandela: The Authorised Biography has been updated with an afterword by acclaimed South African journalist John Battersby.\u003cbr\u003eLong after his presidency of South Africa, Nelson Mandela remained an inspirational figure to millions — both in his homeland and far beyond. He has been, without doubt, one of the most important figures in global history. His death, on 5 December 2013 at the age of 95, resonated around the world.\u003cbr\u003eMandela’s opposition to apartheid and his 27-year incarceration at the hands of South Africa’s all-white regime are familiar to most. In this compelling book, eminent biographer Anthony Sampson draws on a fifty-year relationship to reveal the man who rocked a continent — and changed its future.\u003cbr\u003eWith unprecedented access to the former South African president — including letters written in prison, his unpublished jail autobiography, extensive conversations, and interviews with hundreds of colleagues, friends and family — Sampson depicts the realities of Mandela’s private and public life, and the tragic tension between them.\u003cbr\u003eUpdated after Sampson’s death with a new afterword by John Battersby, this remains the definitive biography of one of the twentieth century’s greatest statesmen.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"book-contributors\"\u003e\n  \u003cp class=\"contributor-item\"\u003e\n    \u003cspan class=\"contributor-role\"\u003eAuthor\u003c\/span\u003e\n    \u003ca href=\"\/search?q=Author+Anthony+Sampson\" class=\"contributor-link\"\u003eAnthony Sampson\u003c\/a\u003e\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Anthony Sampson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47378765250723,"sku":"9780007437979","price":310.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0741\/7836\/3555\/files\/9780007437979_b19c1573-6e35-485d-9d0c-59f1f2d48fc9.jpg?v=1779479417","url":"https:\/\/graffitibooks.co.za\/products\/9780007437979","provider":"Graffiti Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}