Mandela: My Prisoner, My Friend Audible Audiobook – Unabridged

Christo Brand (Author), Rupert Degas (Narrator), Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd (Publisher)

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Christo Brand was an 18-year-old recruit to the South African prison service when he was sent to work at the Robben Island prison. He was assigned to guard Nelson Mandela, who he was told was a dangerous terrorist. Over time, he became friendly with Mandela, even helping his wife Winnie bring in their grandchild for Mandela to hold for the first time.

The bond of trust between the two men extended beyond Mandela's prison years. As President of South Africa, he called for Christo and gave him a job in the archives department in Parliament. A few weeks before his death, Mandela made another call, to say goodbye.

Mandela: My Prisoner, My Friend is the story of Mandela's life in Christo Brand's own words, and of a powerful friendship forming in the most unlikely of places.

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7 hours and 23 minutes
Author

Christo Brand
Narrator

Rupert Degas
Audible release date

10 March 2014
Language

English
Publisher

Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd
ASIN

B00NPAY9LS
Version

Unabridged
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Audiobook
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Listening Length	7 hours and 23 minutes
Author	Christo Brand
Narrator	Rupert Degas
Audible.com.au Release Date	10 March 2014
Publisher	Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd
Program Type	Audiobook
Version	Unabridged
Language	English
ASIN	B00NPAY9LS
Best Sellers Rank	112,058 in Audible Books & Originals (See Top 100 in Audible Books & Originals) 99 in African History (Audible Books & Originals) 131 in History of South Africa 158 in Penology (Books)

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This book was a disappointment. I only bothered to finish it because it ...

Reviewed in Australia on 4 August 2014

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If you want to read a book about Mandela do yourself a favour and buy 'Long walk to Freedom' written by Mandela himself. This book was a disappointment. I only bothered to finish it because it was a bookclub book, and I also hoped that it might get better as it went on. It didn't. Christo Brand it clearly very proud of his association with Mandela and his colleagues and has intimate knowledge of how Mandela passed his time in prison. The story would make a good magazine article but there really isn't enough substance to make a book. It contained some interesting details but on the whole was a dull read.

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Mick Gaut

Masterpiece

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 18 July 2020

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I was lucky enough to visit Cape Town a few years ago & go to Robben Island, to see & experience what man can do to another man is a life changing moment to learn from people who went through so much intolerance is again life changing, Nelson Mandela has been part of my life since the day i was born & to read how his life was made tolerable by such acts of kindness brings hope that this world will one day have others come to the front & lead us in the way EVERY human being deserves, thank you for writing this book & hopefully others will learn from it.

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Mr. W Gunn

A really moving book in the face of hardship comes a deep friendship and masses of humanity

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 16 May 2014

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Well what can I say about this book... It's Nelson Mandela! There are some awkward pronunciations here, tribes and some Afrikaans language, it felt daunting at first but by page 4 I was totally absorbed in the book.

It's one of the books I couldn't put down. Very powerful, to me it tells of humanity at one of the darkest places you could be (prison).

Christo tells it as it is, somehow it feels a privilege to look into that world. There are some very moving places in this book for example Nelson Mandela being able to meet his grandchild thanks to Christo taking massive personal risks.

A great read, somehow life feels better for reading it.

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Mrs Angela Rees

Mr Brand An amazing man

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 13 March 2018

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The best non fiction book I have read. A remarkable, humble man with great humanity writing about remarkable, humle men. A fascinating recount of the Rivonians' years incarcerated in horrendous conditions in South African prisons. Mr Brand's kindess to those amazing men led to lifelong friendships. I was honoured to shake his hand during a recent visit to Robben Island.

larry norley

Mandela My prisoner

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 16 October 2016

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Great book to read a brilliant insight to the great man's struggle in incredible times a true icon befriended by a very brave man in extremely dangerous times. A recommended read to everyone so as to begin to understand the struggle from evil oppression that apartheid was.

C. Faulkner

A must read

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 17 October 2016

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This book gives a new perspective on Mandela's time in prison and is very readable and absorbing. As with any book about him, there is a very difficult line to tread and this book does so in the main by taking the human angle. There is no doubt much much more that could have been included but the balance is about right. It would however be fascinating to read the parts that ended up being cut out. It would benefit from a small re write to correct duplicate information and the odd typo, to help it to be an important historical book.

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