Bibliograph

The black pimpernel, Nelson Mandela on the run, Zukiswa Wanner ; with illustrations by Amerigo Pinelli

Type

Label

The black pimpernel, Nelson Mandela on the run, Zukiswa Wanner ; with illustrations by Amerigo Pinelli

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrationsmaps

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

The black pimpernel

Responsibility statement

Zukiswa Wanner ; with illustrations by Amerigo Pinelli

Sub title

Nelson Mandela on the run

Summary

In March 1961, after giving a brief speech at a conference, Nelson Mandela vanished. For the next eighteen months he was an outlaw, living under assumed identities and in various disguises (sometimes as a chauffeur, sometimes a gardener) as the South African police and secret services, helped by MI5 and the CIA, sought him in vain. His mission? To undergo military training and set up armed resistance to apartheid

Target audience

juvenile

Classification