Trying to read on Robben Island
By Justine Gerardy on Robben Island, South Africa | China Daily | Updated: 2012-07-18 08:06
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Former South African president and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Nelson Mandela laughs as he receives a kiss from one of his grandchildren after giving a speech during the ANC celebration for Mandela's 90th birthday at Loftus Stadium in Pretoria in August 2008. Mandela turns 94 on Wednesday. Gianluigi Guercia / Agence France-Presse |
Nelson Mandela's handwritten memoirs were smuggled off South Africa's Robben Island to become an international bestseller after his release from 27 years in apartheid jail.
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