　　我已经发现了一个秘密，那就是，在登上一座大山之后发现还有更多的山去攀登。他的故事激励了一批又一批人，自2010年起，他的生日7月18日被联合国定为曼德拉国际日。
　　联合国秘书长科菲·安南直至今日，马迪巴（即曼德拉）或许仍是全世界最受爱戴、最受尊敬的唯一的国际性人物。他不懈地为相互指责的人们的和解而战，为消除怨恨而战，为平息冲突而战；还为健康，为教育，为每个孩子有权开启一份更美好的人生而战；他不断启迪着全球数以百万计的民众和几代人。
　　联合国秘书长潘基文·曼德拉堪称我们的“全球公民典范”，是“联合国最高价值的生动体现”。
　　美国总统比尔·克林顿曼德拉总统在许多事上给予了我们诸多教导。其中最伟大的教导，尤其是对年轻人，或许就在于：当坏事降临到好人身上，我们仍然拥有自由和责任，决定如何应对非正义、残酷与暴力，决定它们将如何影响我们的灵魂、内心和意志。
　　美国著名电视主持人－奥普拉·温弗瑞即便是现在，我也很难相信，在一间牢房里度过了近30年，他却丝毫未被怨恨侵蚀。由于他对自由所持的勇敢立场，他在全世界被奉为传奇，然而更令人惊讶的是，他不允许曾经承受的任何侮辱将他的心变冷。
　　《金融时报》20世纪最非同寻常的政治故事之一，完全值得所有对伟大事物的起源怀有真正兴趣的个人投人阅读。
　　《每日电讯》－一部有关斗争、学习与成长的史诗，它讲述了一个用理想和希望鼓舞了一个越发世故的世界的人的故事…（它）应该成为必读书。

内容简介

The riveting memoirs of the outstanding moral and political leader of our time, A LONG WALK TO FREEDOM brilliantly re-creates the drama of the experiences that helped shape Nelson Mandela's destiny. Emotive, compelling and uplifting, A LONG WALK TO FREEDOM is the exhilarating story of an epic life; a story of hardship, resilience and ultimate triumph told with the clarity and eloquence of a born leader. 'Burns with the luminosity of faith in the invincible nature of human hope and dignity ...Unforgettable' Andre Brink 'Enthralling ...Mandela emulates the few great political leaders such as Lincoln and Gandhi, who go beyond mere consensus and move out ahead of their followers to break new ground' Donald Woods in the SUNDAY TIMES.

　　1990年2月11日，面带微笑的曼德拉以矫健的步伐和胜利者的姿态，迈出了监狱的大门。作为世界上的最著名的囚犯，经过了27年的铁窗生涯和出狱后4年的奋斗经历，他不仅被南非人民推举为总统，还以他完美的道德风范赢得了世界的赞誉。在曼德拉的领导下，南非由一个长期实行野蛮、落后、残暴的种族隔离制度的国家，变成了一个民主的国家。在40多年的奋斗生涯里，曼德拉创造了伟大的奇迹，向世人证明了他是一名睿智的预言者，更是一位永不退却的行动大师。《漫漫自由路》是曼德拉迄今为止唯一的自传作品，也是全球超级畅销的励志经典，《漫漫自由路》中从他出生到罗本岛监狱岁月的一部分，是他在罗本岛监狱中创作完成的，罗本岛之后的文字是出狱后增补的。在这部回忆录中，曼德拉回顾了生命中过去70多年的坎坷岁月：童年是快乐无忧的，可种族歧视和种族隔离让有血性的非洲人无法容忍，任何一个南非人的不自由就是所有南非人的不自由，唯有用生命的全部去消灭罪恶的制度；温妮，这位坚强地伴随在他身边与他一同为自由奋斗的妻子，同样通过坚持赢得世界赞誉的女强人，最终却很无奈很遗憾地离开了他；自由的道路太漫长了，迫害和误解如影随形，为了自由，为了胜利，不能放弃，不能泄气，不屈不挠，即使在寒冷彻骨的监狱石屋里备受被隔绝与被禁锢的折磨他的抗争，与马丁一路德-金一样有名；他的宽容，与圣雄甘地一样走出了悲情。

作者简介

Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela (born 18 July 1918) served as President of South Africa from 1994 to 1999, and was the first South African president to be elected in a fully representative democratic election. Before his presidency, Mandela was an anti-apartheid activist, and the leader of Umkhonto we Sizwe, the armed wing of the African National Congress (ANC). In 1962 he was arrested and convicted of sabotage and other charges, and sentenced to life in prison. Mandela served 27 years in prison, spending many of these years on Robben Island. Following his release from prison on 11 February 1990, Mandela led his party in the negotiations that led to multi-racial democracy in 1994. As president from 1994 to 1999, he frequently gave priority to reconciliation, while introducing policies aimed at combating poverty and inequality in South Africa.

In South Africa, Mandela is often known as Madiba, his Xhosa clan name; or as tata (Xhosa: father).[4] Mandela has received more than 250 awards over four decades, including the 1993 Nobel Peace Prize.

精彩书评

"Burns with the luminosity of faith in the invincible nature of human hope and dignity...unforgettable."
--Andri Brink

"Enthralling...Mandela emulates the few great political leaders, such as Lincoln and Gandhi, who go beyond mere consensus and move out ahead of their followers to break new ground."
--Donald Woods in the Sunday Times

"Indispensable...[a] unique life-story."
--Anthony Sampson

"One of the most extraordinary political tales of the 20th century and well worth the investment for anyone truly interested in the genesis of greatness."
--Patti Waldmeir in the Financial Times

"An epic of struggle and learning and growing, it tells of a man whose idealism and hope have inspired a world prone to cynicism...[it] should be compulsory reading."
--Mary Benson in the Daily Telegraph