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An Autobiography

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title An Autobiography
Authors and Contributors      By (author) M. K. Gandhi
Introduction by Sunil Khilnani
Translated by Mahadev Desai
SeriesPenguin Modern Classics
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:464
Dimensions(mm): Height 198,Width 129
Category/GenreAsian and Middle Eastern history
ISBN/Barcode 9780141186863
ClassificationsDewey:954.035092
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher Penguin Books Ltd
Imprint Penguin Classics
Publication Date 6 September 2001
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

First published in two volumes in 1927 and 1929, with a second edition in 1940, this is Gandhi's account of his early spiritual progress towards truth and the circumstances of his life that led him to a practical application of the principles of conduct for which he was revered.

Author Biography

Mohandas K Gandhi was born in 1869 to Hindu parents. He studied law in London and was admitted to the Inner Temple in 1891. He worked to improve the rights of immigrant Indians in South Africa, returning to India in 1915 to take up the struggle for independence from Britain. Gandhi never wavered in his belief in non-violent protest and Independence, in 1947, was not a military victory but a triumph of human will. In January 1948 Gandhi assassinated as he walked to take evening prayers.