{"product_id":"winnie-and-nelson-portrait-of-a-marriage-9781984897473","title":"Winnie and Nelson: Portrait of a Marriage","description":"\u003cb\u003eA NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD WINNER - \u003ci\u003eTHE SUNDAY TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eLITERARY AWARD WINNER - AN \u003ci\u003eLA TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BOOK PRIZE FINALIST - A \u003ci\u003eWASHINGTON POST \u003c\/i\u003eAND \u003ci\u003eNEW YORKER \u003c\/i\u003e2023 BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR - A deeply researched, shattering new account of Nelson Mandela's relationship with Winnie Madikizela-Mandela that \"does justice both to the couple's political heroism and to the betrayals and the secrets that hounded their union\" (\u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e). \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDrawing on never-before-seen material, Steinberg--one of South Africa's foremost nonfiction writers--reveals the fractures and stubborn bonds at the heart of a volatile and groundbreaking union, a very modern political marriage that played out on the world stage. - \"Powerful, intimate.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOne of the most celebrated political leaders of a century, Nelson Mandela has been written about by many. But in one crucial area, his life remains largely untold: his marriage to Winnie Madikizela-Mandela. During his years in prison, Nelson grew ever more in love with an idealized version of his wife, courting her in his letters as if they were young lovers frozen in time. But Winnie, every bit his political equal, found herself increasingly estranged from her jailed husband's politics. Behind his back, she was trying to orchestrate an armed seizure of power, a path he feared would lead to endless civil war. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJonny Steinberg tells the tale of this unique marriage--its longings, its obsessions, its deceits--making South African history a page-turning political biography. \u003ci\u003eWinnie and Nelson\u003c\/i\u003e is a modern epic in which trauma doesn't affect just the couple at its center, but an entire nation. It is also a Shakespearean drama in which bonds of love and commitment mingle with timeless questions of revolution, such as whether to seek retribution or a negotiated peace. Steinberg reveals, with power and tender emotional insight, how far these forever-entwined leaders would go for each other and where they drew the line. For in the end, both knew theirs was not simply a marriage, but a contest to decide how apartheid should be fought.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-16141348\"\u003eJonny Steinberg\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Vintage\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/10\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 592\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.36lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.13h x 6.06w x 1.34d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781984897473\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1984897470\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BIO\"\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Autobiography\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BIO006000\"\u003eHistorical\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-HIS\"\u003eHistory\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-HIS001040\"\u003eAfrica | South | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BIO\"\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Autobiography\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BIO010000\"\u003ePolitical\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJONNY STEINBERG is the author of several books about everyday life in the wake of South Africa's transition to democracy. He is the first person to win South Africa's premier nonfiction prize, the \u003ci\u003eSunday Times \u003c\/i\u003eAlan Paton Award, three times, and an inaugural winner of the Donald Windham-Sandy M. Campbell Literature Prizes. Until 2020, he was professor of African studies at Oxford University. He currently teaches part-time at Yale and at the Wits Institute for Social and Economic Research in Johannesburg.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vintage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48457556721901,"sku":"9781984897473","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/files\/img_4fad1843-6c11-4210-b59e-25221fe91d5d.jpg?v=1753583094","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/es\/products\/winnie-and-nelson-portrait-of-a-marriage-9781984897473","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}