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Long Walk to Freedom, Vol. 2
- 1962-1994
- Narrated by: Michael Boatman, Kofi Annan
- Length: 13 hrs and 5 mins
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Summary
The riveting memoirs of the outstanding moral and political leader of our time, Long Walk to Freedom brilliantly recreates the drama of the experiences that helped shape Nelson Mandela's destiny. From his beginning in the Transkei to his being taken to Robben Island, this is the remarkable story of how a man rose so far, only to be sentenced to life imprisonment. Emotive and compelling, this is the story of an epic life.
This audiobook includes a foreword written and read by Kofi Annan, Nelson Mandela's Presidential Oath of Office, an afterword from Sharon Gelman, and an interview with Long Walk to Freedom collaborator Richard Stengel.
Critic reviews
"Enthralling...Mandela emulates the few great political leaders such as Lincoln and Gandhi, who go beyond mere consensus and move out ahead of their followers to break new ground" (Donald Woods in the Sunday Times)
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- Donn Edwards
- 10-12-13
Insulting Phoney Accent, Great History
The publishers can now rename themselves as Hatchet audio for the singularly dreadful choice of narrator. While he does a better job than Danny Glover, it is only marginally better. I simply cannot fathom why the publishers couldn't have found a South African narrator to do the reading. There are plenty of good ones.
Any narrator who reads a South African novel and cannot manage simple words like "veld" and "Drakensberg" should not bother to apply. And the phony black accent is insulting. Really insulting. Didn't they learn anything by reading the book?
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- Amazon Customer
- 02-08-17
A true hero
His legacy will live through the generations. A man who experienced the true meaning of racism and still had it in his heart to forgive. I couldn't recommend this book highly enough. An emotional rollercoaster with so many thought provoking and heart wrenching parts.
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- Amazon Customer
- 07-03-19
Absolutely amazing
The detail that's conveyed in the book really paints a picture of the struggles Africans went through and in some ways are still going through in Africa. Mandela's reaction to everything that transpired though is truly remarkable, an example for all to learn from.
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- A buyer
- 08-10-17
Simply great and inspirational.
An example for all humanity. Very good insight into Mr Mandela's past before getting involved in politics.
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- Kindle Customer
- 17-03-24
awe inspiring
a great historical and biographical text. I learned so much about Mandela and South Africa. a great read
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- Mandu Kate Reid
- 06-10-23
Brilliant content, poor narration
This is a superb autobiography. One of the best political autobiographies I’ve come across.
BUT they should have used a South African actor to read it… Michael Boatman’s consistently incorrect pronunciation of so many Xhosa, Zulu, and Afrikaans names and words was very irritating and bordering on insulting… as was his attempt to mimic Madiba’s speaking voice.
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- 02-10-22
Superb, BUT please add chapter names. Want to reference back.
Add chapter names. Then it’ll be superb. For now it’s good but not structured for referencing back
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- Fiona T
- 08-09-22
A wonderfully moving, challenging and powerful account
There was so much of the back story related to South Africa that I did not know therefore I did not understand it either. I think the picture of SA painted by the media here in the UK fed into the colonial bias as well.
A truly brilliant book.
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- Raff Gaffar
- 29-08-22
A life Extraordinary!!
I lived every line of this amazing life!! Great Narration!! Recommended listening!! Thank you Mandela!!
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- Anonymous User
- 09-11-21
Worth a listen
Very interesting listen. Seemed to over lap a bit with the first one, but still worth hearing again.
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