Long Walk to Freedom

纳尔逊•曼德拉（Nelson Mandela，1918—2013），南非第一位黑人总统，世界最著名的精神领袖和政治领袖之一，20世纪最传奇的自由斗士，南非非洲人国民大会前主席。1993年获诺贝尔和平奖；2004年被选为“最伟大的南非人”；自2010年起，联合国为表彰曼德拉对和平与自由作出的贡献，将其生日7月18日定为“曼德拉国际日”。

出版者:Back Bay Books

作者:Nelson Mandela

页数:656

出版时间:1995-10-1

价格:USD 18.00

装帧:Paperback

isbn号码:9780316548182

图书标签:传记Nelson_Mandela南非曼德拉freedom自由自传英语

The famously taciturn South African president reveals much of himself in Long Walk to Freedom. A good deal of this autobiography was written secretly while Mandela was imprisoned for 27 years on Robben Island by South Africa's apartheid regime. Among the book's interesting revelations is Mandela's ambivalence toward his lifetime of devotion to public works. It cost him two marriages and kept him distant from a family life he might otherwise have cherished. Long Walk to Freedom also discloses a strong and generous spirit that refused to be broken under the most trying circumstances--a spirit in which just about everybody can find something to admire.

Winner of the Nobel Peace Prize and the first democratically elected president of South Africa, Mandela began his autobiography during the course of his 27 years in prison.

Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.

This is an articulate, moving account of Mandela's life from his "country childhood" following his birth on July 18, 1918 to his inauguration as president of South Africa on May 10, 1994. Mandela traces the growth of his understanding of the oppression of the blacks of South Africa; his conviction that there was no alternative to armed struggle; his developing belief that all people, black and white, must be free for true freedom; and the effect that his commitment to overthrowing apartheid had on his family, who "paid a terrible price." Over a third of Mandela's memoir tells of his 27 years in prison, an account that could stand alone as a prison narrative. He ends his book with the conclusion that his "long walk" for freedom has just begun: "For to be free is not merely to cast off one's chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others." Highly recommended for all collections.

--Maidel Cason, Univ. of Delaware Lib., Newark

Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Reprising his award-winning role from the HBO movie, "Mandela," Danny Glover reads the personal story of the South African leader who influenced the repeal of Apartheid. The mellifluous gentleness and earnestness of Glover's narration brings to life the eloquence of Mandela's words recounting his experiences: his student activism; his role in the formation of the African National Congress; his spearheading of mass action in the defiance campaigns; and his 10,000 days of imprisonment. The recording fervently captures Mandela's travails and ultimate triumph with the atmosphere underscored by South African music, cheering throngs and the voice of Mandela being sworn in as president. K.J.S. (c)AudioFile, Portland, Maine --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

读后感

当你看不到未来的希望，对生活充满怀疑的时候，总有那么一些人，他们用自己的一生，诠释了信念的光辉与力量。 今年6月和7月，我在内蒙古地质野外实习。严酷的环境击碎了我的一切幻想，我忍受着来自生理和心理的双重折磨，非常痛苦、抑郁和沮丧。我不知道自己...  

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当你看不到未来的希望，对生活充满怀疑的时候，总有那么一些人，他们用自己的一生，诠释了信念的光辉与力量。 今年6月和7月，我在内蒙古地质野外实习。严酷的环境击碎了我的一切幻想，我忍受着来自生理和心理的双重折磨，非常痛苦、抑郁和沮丧。我不知道自己...  

历时三个月，终于读完这本书。 他真的是个了不起的人。暴力无法击垮他，苦难无法压倒他，监狱囚禁了他的身体，却关不住他自由坚定的心。他不但是南非人民的英雄领袖，更是地球上每一个有梦想的人类的光辉榜样。 我在抑郁症最严重的日子里开始阅读这本书。 初衷只是想从曼德...  

用户评价

慢慢的读了一年才看完这本书，曼德拉在这本书里把自己为之奋斗了一生的反抗南非种族隔离制度的故事娓娓道来，讲述了自己从出生到求学，从一位受人尊敬的律师到反抗种族歧视的斗士，从一位热爱家庭热爱生活的为人父到抛妻舍业的通缉犯，27年的牢狱生涯铸就了一位受世人敬仰的世纪伟人。

慢慢的读了一年才看完这本书，曼德拉在这本书里把自己为之奋斗了一生的反抗南非种族隔离制度的故事娓娓道来，讲述了自己从出生到求学，从一位受人尊敬的律师到反抗种族歧视的斗士，从一位热爱家庭热爱生活的为人父到抛妻舍业的通缉犯，27年的牢狱生涯铸就了一位受世人敬仰的世纪伟人。

慢慢的读了一年才看完这本书，曼德拉在这本书里把自己为之奋斗了一生的反抗南非种族隔离制度的故事娓娓道来，讲述了自己从出生到求学，从一位受人尊敬的律师到反抗种族歧视的斗士，从一位热爱家庭热爱生活的为人父到抛妻舍业的通缉犯，27年的牢狱生涯铸就了一位受世人敬仰的世纪伟人。

慢慢的读了一年才看完这本书，曼德拉在这本书里把自己为之奋斗了一生的反抗南非种族隔离制度的故事娓娓道来，讲述了自己从出生到求学，从一位受人尊敬的律师到反抗种族歧视的斗士，从一位热爱家庭热爱生活的为人父到抛妻舍业的通缉犯，27年的牢狱生涯铸就了一位受世人敬仰的世纪伟人。

慢慢的读了一年才看完这本书，曼德拉在这本书里把自己为之奋斗了一生的反抗南非种族隔离制度的故事娓娓道来，讲述了自己从出生到求学，从一位受人尊敬的律师到反抗种族歧视的斗士，从一位热爱家庭热爱生活的为人父到抛妻舍业的通缉犯，27年的牢狱生涯铸就了一位受世人敬仰的世纪伟人。