by John Carlin · Penguin LCC US · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780143117155
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«Invictus» is John Carlin's historical essay on Nelson Mandela and rugby, published by Penguin LCC US in paperback (288 pages, in English).
Nelson Mandela, freed after decades in prison and becoming president, drives South Africa's reconciliation by supporting the Springboks, the national rugby team associated with the white minority, ahead of the 1995 World Cup hosted by the country. The book narrates how sport becomes a vehicle for national unity.
Work originally published as «Playing the Enemy»; this paperback edition is linked to the movie starring Morgan Freeman and Matt Damon.
Recommended for readers interested in South African history, Nelson Mandela's figure, and sport as a tool for social change.
John Carlin is a British journalist and author, who deals with both sports and politics. His book Playing the Enemy: Nelson Mandela and the Game that Made a Nation, about former South African president Nelson Mandela, is the basis for the 2009 film Invictus.
