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Item specifics
- Condition
- Publication Date
- 2023-05-02
- Pages
- 576
- ISBN
- 9780525656852
- Book Title
- Winnie and Nelson : Portrait of a Marriage
- Publisher
- Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
- Item Length
- 9.5 in
- Publication Year
- 2023
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 1.5 in
- Genre
- Biography & Autobiography, History
- Topic
- Africa / South / General, Africa / General, Political, Historical
- Item Weight
- 34.9 Oz
- Item Width
- 6.6 in
- Number of Pages
- 576 Pages
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0525656855
ISBN-13
9780525656852
eBay Product ID (ePID)
13057238821
Product Key Features
Book Title
Winnie and Nelson : Portrait of a Marriage
Number of Pages
576 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Africa / South / General, Africa / General, Political, Historical
Publication Year
2023
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, History
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.5 in
Item Weight
34.9 Oz
Item Length
9.5 in
Item Width
6.6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2022-026074
Dewey Edition
23/eng/20220610
Reviews
"For so long the Mandelas were seen as they were lauded - the freedom fighters, who birthed a nation. Yet, behind the frontlines and the headlines, always there is a shadow narrative, subtler and more complex, a story about revolution and marriage, power and revenge. In this remarkable dual political biography, Jonny Steinberg has at last told it. Winnie and Nelson is a powerful, page-turning political fable unlike any I've read." --Aminatta Forna, author of Happiness and The Window Seat, "Steinberg vividly recreates the political and private lives of antiapartheid activists Nelson and Winnie Mandela in this exceptional dual biography. . . . Readers will be mesmerized by the thrumming tension and profound emotional complexity of this intimate portrait of two global icons. It's a knockout." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review) "Elegant and masterful . . . Steinberg has created a landmark dual biography of two unforgettable civil rights heroes." -- Booklist (starred review) "An engrossing joint biography . . . Not only does this book reveal intimate details of a marriage under terrible pressure, but it also provides an insightful history of the fight against apartheid, including the roles of many other key figures. . . . A superb addition to the history of South Africa and the struggle against apartheid." -- Library Journal (starred review) "Remarkable . . . In heartbreaking detail, Jonny Steinberg adds up the catastrophic toll on these two lives and the lives of people around them. Yet he never takes his eye off the larger picture, and the damage done to the Mandelas comes to stand for the damage done to millions; their history is the history of modern South Africa. Even more impressively, he manages to illuminate two different political traditions through the personalities of Winnie and Nelson, and to give a fresh understanding of the crossroads at which my country now stands. Gripping and profoundly moving, this is Jonny Steinberg's finest book. I can't wait to read it again." --Damon Galgut, Booker Prize-winning author of The Promise , in Literary Hub "For so long the Mandelas were seen as they were lauded - the freedom fighters who birthed a nation. Yet, behind the frontlines and the headlines, always there is a shadow narrative, subtler and more complex, a story about revolution and marriage, power and revenge. In this remarkable dual political biography, Jonny Steinberg has at last told it. Winnie and Nelson is a powerful, page-turning political fable unlike any I've read." --Aminatta Forna, author of Happiness and The Window Seat "Based on far-ranging research as well as on a trove of recently uncovered materials -- as deeply sympathetic to Winnie, caught up in the whirlwind of insurrectionary violence, as to Nelson, trapped in his prison cell and losing touch day by day with the evolving situation on the ground -- Steinberg's massive essay in political biography is unlikely to be superseded in a long time." --J.M. Coetzee, Nobel Laureate 2003 "It takes a special talent to write about Winnie Madikizela and Nelson Mandela without collapsing under the weight--part myth, part hagiography, part obfuscation--that these two towering figures bring to bear on the historical record. Jonny Steinberg is that special talent. Only Steinberg could have written a book in which Winnie and Nelson can appear both larger-than-life and all-too-human. What a book! What an achievement!" --Jacob Dlamini, author of The Terrorist Album "In this eloquent biography, Steinberg . . . captures the mythic quality of these two leaders, their great love story and tragic estrangement, and the hubris and human frailty beneath the personas. . . . He presents a nuanced, well-contextualized look at their relationship within its time. . . . [ Winnie and Nelson is] a magnificent portrait of two people joined in the throes of making South African history." -- Kirkus Reviews (starred review), "Steinberg vividly recreates the political and private lives of antiapartheid activists Nelson and Winnie Mandela in this exceptional dual biography. . . . Readers will be mesmerized by the thrumming tension and profound emotional complexity of this intimate portrait of two global icons. It's a knockout." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review) "Remarkable . . . In heartbreaking detail, Jonny Steinberg adds up the catastrophic toll on these two lives and the lives of people around them. Yet he never takes his eye off the larger picture, and the damage done to the Mandelas comes to stand for the damage done to millions; their history is the history of modern South Africa. Even more impressively, he manages to illuminate two different political traditions through the personalities of Winnie and Nelson, and to give a fresh understanding of the crossroads at which my country now stands. Gripping and profoundly moving, this is Jonny Steinberg's finest book. I can't wait to read it again." --Damon Galgut, Booker Prize-winning author of The Promise , in Literary Hub "For so long the Mandelas were seen as they were lauded - the freedom fighters who birthed a nation. Yet, behind the frontlines and the headlines, always there is a shadow narrative, subtler and more complex, a story about revolution and marriage, power and revenge. In this remarkable dual political biography, Jonny Steinberg has at last told it. Winnie and Nelson is a powerful, page-turning political fable unlike any I've read." --Aminatta Forna, author of Happiness and The Window Seat "Based on far-ranging research as well as on a trove of recently uncovered materials -- as deeply sympathetic to Winnie, caught up in the whirlwind of insurrectionary violence, as to Nelson, trapped in his prison cell and losing touch day by day with the evolving situation on the ground -- Steinberg's massive essay in political biography is unlikely to be superseded in a long time." --J.M. Coetzee, Nobel Laureate 2003 "It takes a special talent to write about Winnie Madikizela and Nelson Mandela without collapsing under the weight--part myth, part hagiography, part obfuscation--that these two towering figures bring to bear on the historical record. Jonny Steinberg is that special talent. Only Steinberg could have written a book in which Winnie and Nelson can appear both larger-than-life and all-too-human. What a book! What an achievement!" --Jacob Dlamini, author of The Terrorist Album "In this eloquent biography, Steinberg . . . captures the mythic quality of these two leaders, their great love story and tragic estrangement, and the hubris and human frailty beneath the personas. . . . He presents a nuanced, well-contextualized look at their relationship within its time. . . . [ Winnie and Nelson is] a magnificent portrait of two people joined in the throes of making South African history." -- Kirkus Reviews (starred review), "In this eloquent biography, Steinberg . . . captures the mythic quality of these two leaders, their great love story and tragic estrangement, and the hubris and human frailty beneath the personas. . . . He presents a nuanced, well-contextualized look at their relationship within its time. . . . [ Winnie and Nelson is] a magnificent portrait of two people joined in the throes of making South African history." -- Kirkus Reviews (starred review) "Remarkable . . . In heartbreaking detail, Jonny Steinberg adds up the catastrophic toll on these two lives and the lives of people around them. Yet he never takes his eye off the larger picture, and the damage done to the Mandelas comes to stand for the damage done to millions; their history is the history of modern South Africa. Even more impressively, he manages to illuminate two different political traditions through the personalities of Winnie and Nelson, and to give a fresh understanding of the crossroads at which my country now stands. Gripping and profoundly moving, this is Jonny Steinberg's finest book. I can't wait to read it again." --Damon Galgut, Booker Prize-winning author of The Promise , in Literary Hub "For so long the Mandelas were seen as they were lauded - the freedom fighters who birthed a nation. Yet, behind the frontlines and the headlines, always there is a shadow narrative, subtler and more complex, a story about revolution and marriage, power and revenge. In this remarkable dual political biography, Jonny Steinberg has at last told it. Winnie and Nelson is a powerful, page-turning political fable unlike any I've read." --Aminatta Forna, author of Happiness and The Window Seat "Based on far-ranging research as well as on a trove of recently uncovered materials -- as deeply sympathetic to Winnie, caught up in the whirlwind of insurrectionary violence, as to Nelson, trapped in his prison cell and losing touch day by day with the evolving situation on the ground -- Steinberg's massive essay in political biography is unlikely to be superseded in a long time." --J.M. Coetzee, Nobel Laureate 2003 "It takes a special talent to write about Winnie Madikizela and Nelson Mandela without collapsing under the weight--part myth, part hagiography, part obfuscation--that these two towering figures bring to bear on the historical record. Jonny Steinberg is that special talent. Only Steinberg could have written a book in which Winnie and Nelson can appear both larger-than-life and all-too-human. What a book! What an achievement!" --Jacob Dlamini, author of The Terrorist Album
Dewey Decimal
968.07/1092
Synopsis
A NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD FINALIST * AN LA TIMES BOOK PRIZE FINALIST * A WASHINGTON POST AND NEW YORKER BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR * A deeply researched, shattering new account of Nelson Mandela's relationship with Winnie Madikizela-Mandela that "does justice both to the couple's political heroism and to the betrayals and the secrets that hounded their union" ( The New Yorker ). Drawing on never-before-seen material, Steinberg--one of South Africa's foremost nonfiction writers--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. "Powerful, intimate." -- The Washington Post 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., A NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD WINNER - AN LA TIMES BOOK PRIZE FINALIST - A WASHINGTON POST AND NEW YORKER BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR - A deeply researched, shattering new account of Nelson Mandela's relationship with Winnie Madikizela-Mandela that "does justice both to the couple's political heroism and to the betrayals and the secrets that hounded their union" ( The New Yorker ). Drawing on never-before-seen material, Steinberg--one of South Africa's foremost nonfiction writers--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. "Powerful, intimate." -- The Washington Post 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.
LC Classification Number
DT1974.S7385 2023
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