Winnie and Nelson: Portrait of a Marriage book by Jonny Steinberg

By Jonny Steinberg

Description
Bio

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 groundbreaking union, a very modern political marriage that played out on the world stage. 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 husband’s 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 marriage—its longings, its obsessions, its deceits—making South African history a page-turning political biography. Winnie and Nelson is a modern epic in which trauma doesn’t 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.

Buy Winnie and Nelson: Portrait of a Marriage book by Jonny Steinberg at attic books nairobi kenya||Winnie and Nelson: Portrait of a Marriage book by Jonny Steinberg price in nairobi||Winnie and Nelson: Portrait of a Marriage book by Jonny Steinberg price at attic books||Winnie and Nelson: Portrait of a Marriage book by Jonny Steinberg||where to buy Winnie and Nelson: Portrait of a Marriage book by Jonny Steinberg in nairobi||Winnie and Nelson: Portrait of a Marriage book by Jonny Steinberg official book||Winnie and Nelson: Portrait of a Marriage book by Jonny Steinberg discounted price||Winnie and Nelson: Portrait of a Marriage book by Jonny Steinberg book summary||Winnie and Nelson: Portrait of a Marriage book by Jonny Steinberg book review||Winnie and Nelson: Portrait of a Marriage book by Jonny Steinberg book overview||Winnie and Nelson: Portrait of a Marriage book by Jonny Steinberg edition||Winnie and Nelson: Portrait of a Marriage book by Jonny Steinberg quotes||Winnie and Nelson: Portrait of a Marriage book by Jonny Steinberg themes||Winnie and Nelson: Portrait of a Marriage book by Jonny Steinberg pdf||Winnie and Nelson: Portrait of a Marriage book by Jonny Steinberg free pdf download||Winnie and Nelson: Portrait of a Marriage book by Jonny Steinberg paperback||Winnie and Nelson: Portrait of a Marriage book by Jonny Steinberg hardcover||Winnie and Nelson: Portrait of a Marriage book by Jonny Steinberg audiobook||Winnie and Nelson: Portrait of a Marriage book by Jonny Steinberg ebook||Winnie and Nelson: Portrait of a Marriage book by Jonny Steinberg originalbook||Winnie and Nelson: Portrait of a Marriage book by Jonny Steinberg online hardcopy||Winnie and Nelson: Portrait of a Marriage book by Jonny Steinberg study guide ||Winnie and Nelson: Portrait of a Marriage book by Jonny Steinberg availability in nairobi kenya||

Book details

Format Paperback
Pages593 pages
LanguageEnglish
ISBN109780525656852
ISBN130525656855

About Jonny Steinberg

jonny steinberg is the author of several books about everyday life in the wake of south africa’s transition to democracy. he is a two-time winner of Read More about Jonny Steinberg