His Day Is Done: A Nelson Mandela Tribute
Jan 2014 · Sold by Random House
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He was a son of Africa who became father to a nation and, for billions of people around the world, a beacon of hope, courage, and perseverance in the face of opposition. Now, acclaimed poet Maya Angelou honors the life and remarkable soul of Nelson Mandela, former president of South Africa and Nobel laureate.
In His Day is Done, Angelou delivers an authentically heartfelt and elegant tribute to Mandela, who stood as David to the mighty Goliath of Apartheid and who, after twenty-seven years of unjust imprisonment on the notorious Robben Island, emerged with “His stupendous heart intact / His gargantuan will / Hale and hearty” to lead his people into a new era.
This poignant work of gratitude and remembrance offers condolences to the resilient people of South Africa on the loss of their beloved “Madiba” and celebrates a man like no other, whose life and work changed the world.
Praise for His Day Is Done
“Moving and heartfelt.”—The Washington Post
“A powerful, gripping tribute.”—NewsOne
“[His Day Is Done captures] how many were feeling.”—BBC News
In His Day is Done, Angelou delivers an authentically heartfelt and elegant tribute to Mandela, who stood as David to the mighty Goliath of Apartheid and who, after twenty-seven years of unjust imprisonment on the notorious Robben Island, emerged with “His stupendous heart intact / His gargantuan will / Hale and hearty” to lead his people into a new era.
This poignant work of gratitude and remembrance offers condolences to the resilient people of South Africa on the loss of their beloved “Madiba” and celebrates a man like no other, whose life and work changed the world.
Praise for His Day Is Done
“Moving and heartfelt.”—The Washington Post
“A powerful, gripping tribute.”—NewsOne
“[His Day Is Done captures] how many were feeling.”—BBC News
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59 reviews
Thabo Kgafela
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September 14, 2014
What a wonderful poem, let us embrace him for what he dd for AFRICA (enjoy reading this poem bana ba mmala wa sibilo maAfrika a mantleny ana)
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Welcome Madela
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September 12, 2016
She has been good ever since i knew her when dr mandela read from her works sighting a paraphrase ngagcwala
greg jenkins
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May 28, 2014
Wow. This is my first book from this most talented poet. What a fantastic tribute to a fantastic man. I highly recommend this book.
About the author
Maya Angelou was raised in Stamps, Arkansas. In addition to her bestselling autobiographies, including I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings and The Heart of a Woman, she wrote numerous volumes of poetry, among them Phenomenal Woman, And Still I Rise, On the Pulse of Morning, and Mother. Maya Angelou died in 2014.
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