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Playing the Enemy
Nelson Mandela and the Game That Made a Nation
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Playing the Enemy
Beginning in a jail cell and ending in a rugby tournament - the true story of how the most inspiring charm offensive in history brought South Africa together.
Now filmed as INVICTUS directed by Clint Eastwood, and starring Matt Damon and Morgan Freeman as Nelson Mandela. SHORTLISTED FOR THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR 2008
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Beginning in a jail cell and ending in a rugby tournament, the true story of how the most inspiring charm offensive in history brought South Africa together.
After being released from prison and winning South Africa's first free election, Nelson Mandela presided over a country still deeply divided by fifty years of apartheid. His plan was ambitious if not far-fetched: use the national rugby team, the Springboks—long an embodiment of white-supremacist rule—to embody and engage a new South Africa as they prepared to host the 1995 World Cup.
The string of wins that followed not only defied the odds, but capped Mandela's miraculous effort to bring South Africans together again in a hard-won, enduring bond.
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Playing the Enemy by John Carlin is praised for its captivating portrayal of Nelson Mandela's efforts to unite South Africa through Rugby. The New York Times highlights its engagement, advising against waiting for the film adaptation. The Financial Times commends Carlin's close connection to Mandela, likening him to George Washington. The Daily Express describes the work as gripping, emphasising its hopeful message for the world, while the Sunday Telegraph reflects on its emotional impact, capturing a time of limitless possibilities.
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ISBN: 9781848876590
Publisher: Atlantic Books
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 01 March 2010
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Atlantic Books
Edition: Tie-In
Illustration: 1 x 8pp b/w plate section
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 25.0mm
Width: 128.0mm
Height: 197.0mm
Weight: 345g
Pages: 288
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About the Author
John Carlin grew up in Argentina and 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, and the New York Times, among other papers, and working for the BBC. He now lives in Barcelona, where he writes for El Pais.
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