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A Free Mind: Ahmed Kathrada's Notebook from Robben Island

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This inspirational collection brings together poetry, novels, songs, and letters that motivated Ahmed Kathrada during his 26 years of imprisonment in Apartheid-era South Africa. Despite the draconian censorship practices and heavily restricted access to the written word at the maximum security prison, Kathrada found strength, hope, and escape in the works of writers such as Bertold Brecht, Mahatma Gandhi, Emily Brontë, and Karl Marx.

Language: English

Pages: 136

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Jacana Media

Release: August 01, 2006

ISBN: 1770091246

ISBN 13: 9781770091245

A Free Mind: Ahmed Kathrada's Notebook from Robben Island

4.5/5 ( ratings)

This inspirational collection brings together poetry, novels, songs, and letters that motivated Ahmed Kathrada during his 26 years of imprisonment in Apartheid-era South Africa. Despite the draconian censorship practices and heavily restricted access to the written word at the maximum security prison, Kathrada found strength, hope, and escape in the works of writers such as Bertold Brecht, Mahatma Gandhi, Emily Brontë, and Karl Marx.

Language: English

Pages: 136

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Jacana Media

Release: August 01, 2006

ISBN: 1770091246

ISBN 13: 9781770091245

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