He was a child of royalty, born and raised to defend tradition. But his African name - Rolihlahla, meaning 'tree shaker' - hinted at a very different future. Nelson Mandela would spend most of his life shaking his country to its roots. This newly updated edition of New York Times veteran Bill Keller's moving biography looks back on Mandela's life, offering a clear-eyed view of his legacy and bringing his remarkable story to a new generation of readers.

 

 

This book is part of a book series called New York Times .

There are 128 pages in this book. This book was published in 2013 by Pan Macmillan .

Bill Keller is executive editor of The New York Times. He won a Pulitzer Prize in 1989 for his coverage of the Soviet Union. From 1992 to 1995, he was chief of the New York Times Johannesburg bureau, where he covered the astonishing events that led to Nelson Mandela becoming the president of South Africa.