Remarkable memoirs of a remarkable man. Long and very detailed, but rarely boring. His surprisingly eventful 27-year imprisonment is recounted in a matter-of-fact style, without self-pity or bitterness. Throughout, he kept the freedom movement alive despite incredibly tough prison conditions: damp cells, poor food, hard labour, disproportionate punishments, though in later years tennis, gardening and study were allowed. Whatever one thinks of violent protest, his unwavering belief in the rightness of his cause wins us over.
(Wendy Swann - bwl 39 April 2007 ) |
