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"[Nelson Mandela] has done so much to change his country, and the world, that it is hard to imagine the history of the last several decades without him." ―from the foreword by President Barack Obama

Foreword by President Barack Obama

Nelson Mandela is one of the most inspiring and iconic figures of our age. Now, after a lifetime of recording thoughts and events, hardships and victories, he has opened his personal archive, which offers unprecedented insight into his remarkable autobiography.

From letters written in the darkest hours of his twenty-seven years of imprisonment to the draft of an unfinished sequel to Long Walk to Freedom, Conversations with Myself gives readers access to the private man behind the public figure. Here he is making notes and even doodling during meetings, or transcribing troubled dreams on the desk calendar in his prison cell on Robben Island; writing journals while on the run during the anti-apartheid struggle in the early 1960s, and conversing with friends in almost seventy hours of recorded conversations. Here he is neither icon nor saint.

An intimate journey from the first stirrings of political consciousness to his galvanizing role on the world stage, Conversations with Myself is a rare chance to spend time with Nelson Mandela the man, in his own voice: direct, clear, private.

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“A prisoner became a free man; a liberation figure became a passionate voice for reconciliation; a party leader became a president who advanced democracy….He has done so much to change his country, and the world, that it is hard to imagine the history of the last several decades without him.” ―from the foreword by President Barack Obama

“A literary album…Intensely moving, raw, and unmediated…Provides the fullest picture yet of Nelson Mandela…A necessary book.” ―Peter Godwin, The Observer (London)

“There are fascinating glimpses of the inner man, and flashes of his celebrated humor….Conversations presents a Mandela more people may feel they can emulate.” ―Chicago Tribune

“This book will reduce the reader to both rapture and tears....Deeply moving.” ―Financial Times (London)

“A truly unprecedented moment in publishing…Stunning…Nothing short of a monumental historical document.” ―The Daily Beast

“This book will reduce the reader to both rapture and tears.” ―Alec Russell, Financial Times

“Outstanding for what it offers. . . Its collection of letters and meditations, together with its thorough index and appendix, belongs on the shelf of anyone interested in the nature of power and resistance.” ―J.M. Ledgard, The New York Times Review of Books

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Nelson Mandela was a former President of South Africa, the first to be elected in fully representative democratic elections. He was born in Transkei, South Africa, in 1918. Before his presidency, Mandela was an anti-apartheid activist and leader of the African National Congress. In 1964, he was convicted of crimes including sabotage committed in the struggle against apartheid. He was imprisoned for 27 years at Robben Island prison and Pollsmoor prison. During his incarceration, his reputation as a potent symbol of resistance to apartheid grew steadily. Released from prison in 1990, Mandela received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993 and was inaugurated as President of South Africa in 1994. He is the author of the internationally bestselling autobiography Long Walk to Freedom and Conversations with Myself, a collection of his personal papers. Mandela died in December 2013.

BARACK OBAMA is the 44th President of the United States. He is the author of the books Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance and The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Picador; Reprint edition (September 27, 2011)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 480 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0312611684
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0312611682
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.1 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.85 x 1.3 x 8.95 inches
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Nelson Mandela was born in Transkei, South Africa, on 18 July 1918. He joined the African National Congress in 1944 and was engaged in resistance against the ruling National Party’s apartheid policies after 1948 before being arrested in August 1962. In November 1962 he was sentenced to five years in prison and started serving his sentence at Robben Island Prison in 1963 before being returned to Pretoria, where he was to later stand in the Rivonia Trial. From 1964 to 1982, he was again incarcerated at Robben Island Prison and then later moved to Pollsmoor Prison, during which his reputation as a potent symbol of resistance to the anti-apartheid movement grew steadily.

Released from prison in 1990, Mandela won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993 and was inaugurated as the first democratically elected president of South Africa in 1994. He is the author of the international bestsellers Long Walk to Freedom and Conversations with Myself.

© Nelson R. Mandela and the Nelson Mandela Foundation / PQ Blackwell Ltd

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Lakim T
5.0 out of 5 stars Great read
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book
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I got this book for my grandson he loves reading and he loved this book. Got it at a great price.
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Vakunta
5.0 out of 5 stars LONG WALK DOWN MEMORY LANE
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Nelson Mandela's Conversations with Myself takes the reader through the meanders in the life of a man widely acclaimed as the world's longest-serving prisoner. The story of Mandela's twenty-seven-year incarceration on Robben Island, Pollsmoor and Victor Verster prisons has become the creation myth of the Rainbow Nation. In 454 pages, the author retraces his life from humble beginnings to the pinnacle of power in South Africa.Conversations with Myself tells the story of a living legend; it chronicles the life of a man who lived by his own ideals. The book does not immortalize the man, Mandela; rather it portrays him as an epic hero. Countless books have been written and will continue to be written about this memorable man but this one towers them all on account of the intimacies and intricacies it contains. Written in conversational style, the book is an easy read. It is devoid of verbal sophistry. A must read!
Dr. Peter Vakunta is creative writer, literary critic and professor of literature.
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Michael Griswold
4.0 out of 5 stars An Unconventional Conversation
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Conversations with Myself by Nelson Mandela is far from a conventional biography. Actually one could make the case its not a biography at all, but rather a collection of writings and interviews that give one an admittedly pretty good view of Nelson Mandela’s mindset both as a fighter for a multi-ethnic South Africa, political prisoner, and towards the end of the book the respected president of South Africa.

Fair warning, while there exists a definite attempt to group everything together by certain themes, the rather quick speed at which the collection moves from one document to the next may leave readers who look for a more linear flow to books feeling quite frustrated, as I was for the first third or so of book because I couldn’t tie the broader picture together. But I kept at it, very slowly but eventually my perseverance paid off and I ended up with a rather intimate portrait of a complex man. I just worry some readers won’t have the needed patience.
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Corey Bayne
5.0 out of 5 stars Important reading on a man that needs to be discussed more-SHOULD BE REQ'D READING
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This was a fantastic read, but the composition of it is what truly made it enjoyable. These are actual translated letters that he wrote over the course of his life and address some of the most important and interesting topics of the man himself and the continent he was looking to unite. Furthermore, the letters are all arranged in a time logical sense that takes you through the motions of Mandela and his trials and tribulations as best as his literary talents could. This should be required reading for anyone interested in Afro-Studies, Mandela, history, war, triumph and just about anyone out there who enjoys a good, easy non-fiction piece. One of my favorite reads of the year thus far!
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5.0 out of 5 stars A Wonderful, Historic Book and Cover Picture
Reviewed in the United States on January 30, 2014
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This book is beautiful. It was the picture that caught my initial attention over all the other books by or about Mandela. The detail of the close-up picture of a smiling Mandela, with a face full of beauty and wisdom is breathtaking. Of course I'm reading it, but it is definitely of table-top quality. And it is a large book, bigger than I thought. The content, his conversations and words of wisdom so inspiring. I'm glad I bought this book. I've actually bought another one as a gift for a friend. She absolutely loves it!
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3.0 out of 5 stars Nothing new here
Reviewed in the United States on December 3, 2010
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If you have read little about Nelson Mandela this book is a fine place to start although his autobiography would be a better place to start in my opinion. If you have read only his autobiography it is a worthy read. But, if you have read extensively on Mandela there is very little here that is new. Where this book is valuable, however, is that getting much of what is available in this book is difficult and time consuming (I read this book after my dissertation on Mandela was finished to see if anything new was available).

Some of this book is not written by Mandela but rather insights of others who knew him. For instance, Richard Stengel (helped Mandela write his autobiography) offers tidbits from his time with Mandela. While these insights are interesting I am not sure they offer deep insights into Mandela. Mandela is not particularly introspective and Stengel at times seemed to worship Mandela. For instance Stengel wrote how empty he felt after leaving Mandela to go back to New York (not in this book if I remember correctly). In general this book does little to challenge Mandela's secular sainthood (something he detested).

If you are expecting deep personal insights into Mandela you will be disappointed. I am not sure those insights are available anywhere unless you can channel Walter Sisulu or Oliver Tambo. Mandela became incredibly disciplined and guarded while in prison. Except for Sisulu or Tambo (or perhaps his current wife) I am not sure he revealed anything but glimpses into his psychological self to anyone else and most seem to project attributes on him. For instance Desmond Tutu called him a man of forgiveness but Mandela did not use the word forgive or forgiveness once in his autobiography. Mandela used the term "reconciliation". Tutu was a man of forgiveness. Mandela sought reconciliation, recognizing that no one was able to claim they had not done evil actions.

If you have not read much about Mandela I would have no problem with suggestions this book is worthy of 5 stars. If you have read about Mandela extensively it is not worthy of 1 star except that it is very interesting this book is called Conversations with Myself. The title alone is very interesting considering there are only conversations with others and insights from others in the book.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent
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Great read....highly reccomend. Great Forward.
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5.0 out of 5 stars 100% recomendable
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Excelente libro de un hombre extraordinario. No cabe duda que fue una gran mente de nuestro tiempo y un ejemplo a seguir para cualquier generación.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Nelson Mandela
Reviewed in India on December 25, 2015
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5.0 out of 5 stars großartig
Reviewed in Germany on September 2, 2013
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großartige Einsichten in das Denken eines großen Menschen-seine Ehrlichkeit, die uneitle Arte seiner Selbstanalyse kommt aus allen seinen Briefen aus dem Gefängnis, biografischen Betrachtungen nach seiner Entlassung etc hervor. Gerade Mandela warnt davor, Autobiografien als Gelegenheit zu mißbrauchen, sich selbst gut und seine Gegner schlecht ins Licht zu setzen bzw solchen Ansätzen mit Skepsis zu begegnen.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Essential Read and re-read.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 28, 2013
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This book offers insight to the stoicism and humanitarianism embodied by Nelson Mandela. His reflections on life and the experiences shaped him inform his keen observations about our world and approach to each other. This is a book you can read again and again, taking away something new each time. I would recommend this book to anyone.
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