{"product_id":"9780007374298","title":"Mandela: The Authorised Biography","description":"\u003cp\u003eWidely considered to be the most important biography of Nelson Mandela, Antony Sampson’s remarkable book has been updated with an afterword by acclaimed South African journalist, John Battersby.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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 utterly compelling book, eminent biographer Anthony Sampson draws on a fifty year-long relationship to reveal the man who rocked a continent – and changed its future.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith unprecedented access to the former South African president – the letters he wrote in prison, his unpublished jail autobiography, extensive conversations, and interviews with hundreds of colleagues, friends, and family – Sampson depicts the realities of Mandela’s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. Updated after Sampson’s death with a new afterword by distinguished South African journalist John Battersby, this is the ultimate biography of one of the twentieth century’s greatest statesmen.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Anthony Sampson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47284736721045,"sku":"9780007374298","price":12.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/3175\/9509\/files\/9780007374298.jpg?v=1776992242","url":"https:\/\/harpercollins.com.au\/products\/9780007374298","provider":"HarperCollins AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}