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Doing Life with Mandela
When separate worlds collide...
?I was 19 years old when I came face to face with Nelson Mandela. He was 60. Until that day I had never heard of him, or his African National Congress. I was his prison warder on Robben Island and he changed my life forever.OCO
The two of them ? one a young white warder, the other serving a life sentence ? should have become bitter enemies. Instead they formed an extraordinary friendship through small acts of human kindness. Christo, a gentle young man who valued ordinary decency and courtesy, struck a chord with the wise and resilient freedom fighter.
This bond of trust endured between the two men long after Mandela was freed.
In this book Christo tells, for the first time, the incredible and moving story of their unlikely friendship. He provides rare and personal insights into MandelaOCOs life during his years on Robben Island. "
?I was 19 years old when I came face to face with Nelson Mandela. He was 60. Until that day I had never heard of him, or his African National Congress. I was his prison warder on Robben Island and he changed my life forever.OCO
The two of them ? one a young white warder, the other serving a life sentence ? should have become bitter enemies. Instead they formed an extraordinary friendship through small acts of human kindness. Christo, a gentle young man who valued ordinary decency and courtesy, struck a chord with the wise and resilient freedom fighter.
This bond of trust endured between the two men long after Mandela was freed.
In this book Christo tells, for the first time, the incredible and moving story of their unlikely friendship. He provides rare and personal insights into MandelaOCOs life during his years on Robben Island. "
342 pages, Kindle Edition
First published May 28, 2014
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Christo
94 books1 followerBulgarian artist known for his large-scale outdoor works in collaboration with his wife Jeanne-Claude.
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July 14, 2015
Must read! See Mandela's life in prison from a different angle.
January 26, 2026
27 years on prison and then to become the president of South Africa. Amazing
The self discipline and kindness he exhibited with his fellow prisoners and wardens and himself was amazing too.
What a man
I would like to read more
The self discipline and kindness he exhibited with his fellow prisoners and wardens and himself was amazing too.
What a man
I would like to read more
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January 1, 2026
What an interesting perspective. Written by one of Mandela's warders at Robben Island and Pollsmoor.
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