The Black Pimpernel by Zukiswa Wanner

The Black Pimpernel by Zukiswa Wanner

In March 1961, after giving a brief speech at a conference, Nelson Mandela vanished. For the next eighteen months he was an outlaw, living under assumed identities and in various disguises (sometimes as a chauffeur, sometimes a gardener) as the South African police and secret services, helped by MI5 and the CIA, sought him in vain. His mission? To undergo military training and set up armed resistance to apartheid.

"Riveting stories about real people who found themselves in dangerous situations and prevailed.. these engaging books bring history to life."
--Booklist

Zukiswa Wanner is a South African writer who was born in Zambia where her Zimbabwean mother and her South African father were political exiles. Her father was one of the early recruits in uMkhonto we Sizwe, the military wing that Nelson Mandela set up and which is the subject of this book. As part of the research for this book, she reached out to some of his old comrades to verify some information. The Black Pimpernel: Nelson Mandela on the Run is her fourth children's book. Her other children's books are Jama Loves Bananas (Jacana, 2011), Refilwe: An African Reimagining of Rapunzel (Jacana, 2014) and Africa: A True Book (Scholastic, 2019). She has six books for adults. She has a 15 year old son who acts as a beta reader for her and her friends' children's books and was a beta reader for this one (although he is too old for it). Zukiswa lives in Nairobi, Kenya with her son and partner. She likes reading, swimming and long walks in different African cities.

SKU	Unavailable
ISBN 13	9781782693079
ISBN 10	1782693076
Title	The Black Pimpernel
Author	Zukiswa Wanner
Series	True Adventures
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Pushkin Children's Books
Year published	2021-05-06
Number of pages	144
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