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Learning from Robben Island
Govan Mbeki’s Prison Writings
By Govan Mbeki
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Introduction by Colin Bundy
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Foreword by Harry Gwala
“South Africa has jailed so many gifted men and women that there already exists a sizeable body of prison writing…The essays by Govan Mbeki which comprise this book add to this distinguished list. Yet they differ in important respects from all others: they were written, circulated and preserved in prison. They were never intended for publication but to be read by other prisoners; their aim is not to share an experience but to educate politically. They are remarkable documents.“They
