Dare Not Linger
The Presidential Years
Nelson Mandela and Mandla Langa
Macmillan
359 + xix pages; Rs 999
This book carries forward the story of Nelson Mandela’s 1994 autobiography, (made into a film documentary in 2013), covering mainly his five years as President (1994-99), in an offbeat format. When he died in 2013, he left behind 10 chapters, repeatedly chewed over in longhand, yet none finalised. Mandela’s unremitting struggle against apartheid, leadership qualities, sunny personality and unimpeachable charisma, had captivated South Africans and the world. I picked up the book with near-reverence
Mandela’s initial 10 chapters have been reorganised, blended with selections from his diary and
