The Black Pimpernel: Nelson Mandela on the Run

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title The Black Pimpernel: Nelson Mandela on the Run
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Zukiswa Wanner
SeriesTrue Adventures
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:144
Dimensions(mm): Height 198,Width 129
ISBN/Barcode 9781782693079
ClassificationsDewey:968.206
Audience
Children / Juvenile

Publishing Details

Publisher Pushkin Children's Books
Imprint Pushkin Children's Books
Publication Date 6 May 2021
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

In March 1961, after giving a brief speech at a conference, Nelson Mandela vanished. For the next eighteen months he was an outlaw, living under assumed identities and in various disguises (sometimes as a chauffeur, sometimes a gardener) as the South African police and secret services, helped by MI5 and the CIA, sought him in vain. His mission? To undergo military training and set up armed resistance to apartheid.

Author Biography

A South African writer of children's and adult's books, Zukiswa Wanner was one of the recipients of the Goethe medal in 2020, making her the first African woman to win this award. Her latest children's book is Africa: A True Book, a journey though the history, geography and contemporary culture of the continent. She has written for the Observer (UK), New York Times, Mail and Guardian (SA), The Nation (Kenya) and New African.

Reviews

'Cracking illustrations, true life stories in the vein of the ladybird books but more substantial ... brilliantly written by proper writers' - Frank Cottrell-Boyce