Título: Long Walk To Freedom
Autor: Nelson Mandela
Sinopse: Nelson Mandela is one of the great moral and political leaders of our an international hero whose lifelong dedication to the fight against racial oppression in South Africa won him the Nobel Peace Prize and the presidency of his country.Since his triumphant release in 1990 from more than a quarter-century of imprisonment, Mandela has been at the center of the most compelling and inspiring political drama in the world. As president of the African National Congress and head of South Africa's anti-apartheid movement, he was instrumental in moving the nation toward multiracial government and majority rule. He is revered everywhere as a vital force in the fight for human rights and racial equality.The foster son of a Thembu chief, Mandela was raised in the traditional, tribal culture of his ancestors, but at an early age learned the modern, inescapable reality of what came to be called apartheid, one of the most powerful and effective systems of oppression ever conceived. In classically elegant and engrossing prose, he tells of his early years as an impoverished student and law clerk in a Jewish firm in Johannesburg, of his slow political awakening, and of his pivotal role in the rebirth of a stagnant ANC and the formation of its Youth League in the 1950s.He describes the struggle to reconcile his political activity with his devotion to his family, the anguished breakup of his first marriage, and the painful separations from his children. He brings vividly to life the escalating political warfare in the fifties between the ANC and the government, culminating in his dramatic escapades as an underground leader and the notorious Rivonia Trial of 1964, at which he was sentenced to life imprisonment. Herecounts the surprisingly eventful twenty-seven years in prison and the complex, delicate negotiations that led both to his freedom and to the beginning of the end of apartheid. Finally he provides the ultimate inside account.
Contexto da obra
Quando a classificação é mais ampla, o contexto do livro costuma depender ainda mais de autoria, tema e edição. “Long Walk To Freedom”, de Nelson Mandela, publicado pela editora Little, Brown, em 1994 e com 630 páginas, integra a categoria Livros Variados. Por isso, autoria, edição e tema acabam tendo ainda mais peso na forma de apresentar o livro.
Editora: Little, Brown
Páginas: 630
Ano: 1994
Edição: First Edition
Linguagem: pt_BR
ISBN: 9780316874960
ISBN13: 9780316874960
Sobre a editora
Os livros da editora Little, Brown apresentam uma predominância clara de thrillers policiais e suspense, com personagens que enfrentam investigações complexas e casos que misturam crime, justiça e dilemas morais. A narrativa costuma ser tensa e acelerada, focando em protagonistas como detetives e advogados que navegam por ambientes urbanos marcados por corrupção, violência e segredos. Além disso, o catálogo inclui obras que exploram histórias pessoais e emocionais, como romances contemporâneos e relatos de superação, que contrastam com o ritmo mais intenso dos thrillers. Há também espaço para livros ilustrados e biografias que trazem um tom mais leve ou didático, ampliando o espectro de leitura oferecido pela editora Little, Brown.
