Invictus: Nelson Mandela and the Game That Made a Nation - Couverture souple

Carlin, John

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1848872402 ISBN 13 : 9781848872400

Editeur : Atlantic Books, 2010

Synopsis

This uplifting true story is now a major film, starring Morgan Freeman (as Mandela) and Matt Damon, directed by Clint Eastwood.

As the day of the final of the 1995 Rugby World Cup dawned, and the Springboks faced New Zealand's all-conquering All Blacks, more was at stake than a sporting trophy. When Nelson Mandela appeared wearing a Springboks jersey and led the all-white Afrikaner-dominated team in singing South Africa's new national anthem, he conquered the hearts of white South Africa.

Invictus tells the extraordinary human story of how that moment became possible. It shows how a sport, once the preserve of South Africa's Afrikaans-speaking minority, came to unify the new rainbow nation, and tells of how - just occasionally - something as simple as a game really can help people to rise above themselves and see beyond their differences.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

John Carlin grew up in Argentina and in the UK and spent 1989-95 in South Africa as the Independent's correspondent there. He has also lived in Nicaragua, Mexico and Washington, writing for The Times, the Observer, the Sunday Times, the New York Times, among other papers, and working for the BBC. He now lives in Barcelona, where he writes for El Pais. Playing the Enemy is being made into a major film, starring Morgan Freeman as Nelson Mandela.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Atlantic Books
• Date d'édition: 2010
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1848872402
• ISBN 13: 9781848872400
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 288
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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