Mandela and the General

Mandela and the General - Paperback

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Mandela and the General - Paperback

Mandela and the General - Paperback

by John Carlin
$19.95
$19.95

Book Overview

In this thrilling graphic novel, from the journalist that Nelson Mandela called, "very courageous," readers will not only learn about Nelson Mandela's fight for South Africa's democracy, but the enemy that threatened it.

"Carlin 'gets' Mandela. [...] Masterful storytelling!"-- Morgan Freeman "Intense." -- Booklist "Fascinating." -- Library Journal, starred review Nelson Mandela's fight against racism is about to spiral into an all-out race war. Unless he can win over his archenemy, the white supremacist General Viljoen, the democratic struggle for equality and justice in South Africa will end in "the peace of graveyards." As the first post-apartheid elections approach in 1994, with South African blacks poised to take power, the nation's whites fear reprisal. White nationalist militias claiming 50,000 well-armed former soldiers stand ready to fight to the death to defend their cause. They need someone who can lead and unite them. That man is General Constand Viljoen, former chief of apartheid South Africa's military. Mandela knows that he can't avert a bloodbath on his own. He will have to count on his archenemy. Throughout those historic months, the two men meet in secret. Can they trust each other? Can they keep their followers and radical fringe elements from acts of violence? The mettle of these two men will determine the future of a nation. The drama of this contest and the history that pivoted on it comes vividly to life in visual form. Veteran British journalist John Carlin teams up with Catalan artist Oriol Malet to create a historically and artistically rich graphic novel with obvious relevance to today's polarized politics.
ISBN9780874868203
Author John Carlin
PublisherPlough Publishing House
GenreBiography, History, Comics & graphic novels, and Other
FormatPaperback
PublishedNovember 2018
LanguageENG- English
Pages112
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceAdults
Print SizeStandard Print

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Biography & Autobiography Comics & Graphic Novels History Nonfiction

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About John Carlin

Rafael Nadal was born in 1986 in Mallorca, Spain. Currently ranked #1 in the world, he has won 9 Grand Slam titles and a career "Golden Slam" all four majors plus a gold medal at the 2008 Olympics. He lives in Mallorca, Spain. John Carlin, originally from the UK, is currently a Senior International writer for El Pais, the world's leading Spanish-language newspaper. He wrote the book that became the feature film Invictus.

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