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This is a story about nelson mandela, and it begins on robben island in. Mandela himself regarded death as an inevitability and said in 1994 that when a man has done what he considers to be his duty to his people and his country, he can rest in peace. The first edition of the novel was published in january 1st 1994, and was written by nelson mandela. Nelson mandelas most popular book is long walk to freedom.
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