In 1976, Nelson Mandela had been imprisoned on Robben Island in South Africa for more than ten years, when his fellow prisoners suggested: write your life. Mandela went to work at night, and in a few months about 600 pages of manuscripts were produced. However, in a prison it is not enough to write a book, you have to get out of there somehow.
Editorial office behind bars
Mandela did not work alone. The completed pages were written by his fellow…
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In 1976, Nelson Mandela had been imprisoned on Robben Island in South Africa for more than ten years, when his fellow prisoners suggested: write your life. Mandela went to work at night, and in a few months about 600 pages of manuscripts were produced. However, in a prison it is not enough to write a book, you have to get out of there somehow.
Editorial office behind bars
Mandela did not work alone. The completed pages were written by his fellow…