This is an interview with the man who finished Nelson Mandela’s biography on his presidential years. Mandla Langa finished what Mandela had started. The late president had been unable to finish his literary work due to his hectic schedule, travelling worldwide and meeting so many people.
The reluctant president
Nelson Mandela, the first post-apartheid president of South Africa, worked on a biography on his presidential years. He did not manage to finish those years in his biography. Now the author Mandla Langa has finished this corpus of Mandela. Here you will find a teaser, an excerpt of this book Dare not Linger.
Sequel to Mandela’s ‘Long Walk to Freedom’
Nelson Mandela did not manage to finish his manuscript on his presidential years. ‘Long walk to Freedom’ highlighted his previous years, all the long years to his release from prison at Robben Island. The South African novelist Mandla Langa. We look forward to this book to learn more about his days in office. Those were … Continue reading Sequel to Mandela’s ‘Long Walk to Freedom’
Zelda la Grange on typing up Mandela’s manuscript
These is still a flow of books on the first president of the post-apartheid South Africa. Nelso Mandela still rings true and his name is connected with a man who tried to build bridges and bring people together. He wrote books (with ghostwriters ?) and others wrote books on him and his political context. It … Continue reading Zelda la Grange on typing up Mandela’s manuscript
3 south africans nominated
Another nomination in the seemingly endless row of nominations, longlists and shortlist and literary award and literary award prize giving ceremonies. The South African writers have been nominated for the prestigious International Dublin Literary Award. Their names are Zakes Mda (lives in the USA), Mandla Langa and Imraan Coovadia.
pen dialogue: lives of writers
During the Open Book Festival 2015 many sessions were held. Two writers met Karina Szczurek and they talked about their lives and works.
books touched by Africa 