Marilisa Santarone Knihy

This moving collection of letters, diary entries, and writings offers a rare glimpse into Nelson Mandela's life through his own voice—direct, clear, and private. An international bestseller, it serves as an intensely personal complement to his autobiography. In the foreword, President Barack Obama notes that it provides an extraordinary picture of Mandela the man. The book reveals the darkest hours of Mandela's twenty-seven years of imprisonment, his troubled dreams on Robben Island, and includes drafts of an unfinished sequel to his autobiography, notes from his famous speeches, and even doodles from meetings. It features photos from his life, journals from his time on the run during the anti-apartheid struggles, and nearly 70 hours of recorded conversations with friends. This intimate journey traces the evolution of his political conscience and his pivotal role on the world stage. Critics have noted its emotional depth, with one calling it more revealing than his autobiography, while another describes it as a work that breaks the heart and then makes it sing. The narrative is intensely moving, blending personal reflections with significant historical events, providing the fullest picture yet of Mandela.

Ústredným motívom knihy, ktorá sa ako niť vinie celým jej obsahom, je wimbledonské finále 2008 medzi Rafom a Rogerom Federerom, o ktorom John McEnroe vyhlásil, že to bola ,,najväčšia dvojhra v tenisovej histórii". Pravda, nie je to iba o jednom súboji. Rafa odhaľuje tajomstvá svojich úspechov od detstva, keď sa bolestivo rozhodoval, akú športovú kariéru si zvoliť. Či dať prednosť kolektívnemu futbalu, alebo individuálnemu tenisu. Je to až nečakane úprimná spoveď nevídaného bojovníka na dvorci a nesmierne priateľského, rodinne založeného džentlmena v súkromí, ktorý doposiaľ vládol 102 týždňov svetovému tenisu a má na celom svete tisícky obdivovateľov. Je to príbeh ostrovana z Malorky, ktorý svojím tenisom ohúril svet a zaujímavo o tom rozpráva.