ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -Long Walk to Freedom is an autobiographical work written by South African President Nelson Mandela and was first published in 1994.

Detailed explanation-2: -Answer: The writer of the lesson is Nelson Mandela himself as it is his autobiography. Explanation: Nelson Mandela was the first black president of South Africa after 3 centuries of white rule.

Detailed explanation-3: -Nelson Mandela’s autobiography Long Walk to Freedom was published twenty years ago, in December 1994. He started writing it on Robben Island in 1976, but before it was finally published it followed an almost two decade journey involving numerous other people.

Detailed explanation-4: -What is the theme of Nelson Mandela’s Long Walk to Freedom? The story revolves around the theme of getting freedom after a very long struggle due to the courage of all the people who sacrificed so much for equality and peace in the country, much like India’s own freedom struggle.

Detailed explanation-5: -South African anti-apartheid leader and world human rights activist Nelson Mandela was sentenced to life imprisonment on June 12, 1964 for his political activism by the South African establishment. He was freed from prison only after 27 years during which time he became the face of the anti-apartheid movement.