Kathrada, Ahmed A Simple Freedom: The Strong Mind of Robben Island Prisoner 468/64. Ahmed Kathrada with Tim Couzens. Johannesburg: Wild Dog, 2008. 148 pp. R149.
There were several things that enabled this African National Congress stalwart to survive twenty-six years in jail. They include friendships with Nelson Mandela, Walter Sisulu and Govan Mbeki; family letters, church services and even some prison guards; and Kathrada's habit of making notes about anything and everything. In time he filled seven notebooks. These were confiscated but, exploiting the gullibility of inexperienced guards, later retrieved. Based on those notebooks, this beautiful small book is a …
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