Thabo Mbeki: The Dream Deferred by Mark Gevisser
(Jonathan Ball Publishers, 2007)

Winner of the 2008 Sunday Times Alan Paton Award.

In the long shadow of Nelson Mandela, Thabo Mbeki has attempted to forge an identity for himself as the symbol of modern Africa. And yet, as he prepares to leave office in 2009, his legacy remains intensely contested. This book is both a work of deep scholarship and a gripping, highly readable story. By tracing the path of Mbeki's life, it sheds new light on his political personality and provides unprecedented insight into the dramatic role he has played in South African history. No one can claim to understand Mbeki - or recent South African history - without reading this book.

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