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Winnie and Nelson : portrait of a marriage / Jonny Steinberg.
"From one of South Africa's foremost nonfiction writers, a deeply researched, shattering new account of Nelson Mandela's relationship with Winnie Madikizela-Mandela. Drawing on never-before-seen material, Steinberg reveals the fractures and stubborn bonds at the heart of a volatile and ground-breaking union, a very modern political marriage which was performed on the world stage"-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780525656852 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: xxii, 550 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2023.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | "This is a Borzoi book published by Alfred A. Knopf"--Title page verso. |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Nelson : early years -- Winnie : early years -- Johannesburg -- Prison-detention -- Brandfort-Pollsmoor -- Headlong. |
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| Genre: | Biographies. |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
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- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Stroud Branch | 968.071092 Mande-S | 31681010321685 | NONFIC | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
"From one of South Africa's foremost nonfiction writers, a deeply researched, shattering new account of Nelson Mandela's relationship with Winnie Madikizela-Mandela. Drawing on never-before-seen material, Steinberg reveals the fractures and stubborn bonds at the heart of a volatile and ground-breaking union, a very modern political marriage which was performed on the world stage"-- - Random House, Inc.
A NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD WINNER ⢠AN LA TIMES BOOK PRIZE FINALIST ⢠A WASHINGTON POST AND NEW YORKER BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR â¢Â A deeply researched, shattering new account of Nelson Mandelaâs relationship with Winnie Madikizela-Mandela that âdoes justice both to the coupleâs political heroism and to the betrayals and the secrets that hounded their unionâ (The New Yorker).
Drawing on never-before-seen material, Steinbergâone of South Africaâs foremost nonfiction writersâreveals the fractures and stubborn bonds at the heart of a volatile and groundbreaking union, a very modern political marriage that played out on the world stage.
âPowerful, intimate.â âThe Washington Post
One of the most celebrated political leaders of a century, Nelson Mandela has been written about by many biographers and historians. But in one crucial area, his life remains largely untold: his marriage to Winnie Madikizela-Mandela. During his years in prison, Nelson grew ever more in love with an idealized version of his wife, courting her in his letters as if they were young lovers frozen in time. But Winnie, every bit his political equal, found herself increasingly estranged from her jailed husbandâs politics. Behind his back, she was trying to orchestrate an armed seizure of power, a path he feared would lead to an endless civil war.
Jonny Steinberg tells the tale of this unique marriageâits longings, its obsessions, its deceitsâmaking South African history a page-turning political biography. Winnie and Nelson is a modern epic in which trauma doesnât affect just the couple at its center, but an entire nation. It is also a Shakespearean drama in which bonds of love and commitment mingle with timeless questions of revolution, such as whether to seek retribution or a negotiated peace. Steinberg reveals, with power and tender emotional insight, how far these forever-entwined leaders would go for each other and where they drew the line. For in the end, both knew theirs was not simply a marriage, but a contest to decide how apartheid should be fought.
