Yet a new book penned by his daughter aims to take a fresh perspective on the man behind the statesman. Published by maker of luxury tomes Rizzoli, “Mandela: In Honor of an Extraordinary Life” is a photographic account of the man and his family. In an email to CNN, Dr. Mandela said she wrote the book “so that people have a better understanding of who he was (and) what formed him as a human being. “I understood my father a bit better in terms of the sacrifices that he made,” Dr. Mandela said. “Mandela: In Honor of an Extraordinary Life” is published by Rizzoli and on sale in the US and UK now.

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Persons: Nelson, “ Mandela, ”, Dr, Pumla Makaziwe Mandela, Evelyn Mase, Al Sharpton, Mandela, ” Dr, “ Tata ”, “ Organizations: CNN, Rizzoli Locations: South Africa, Johannesburg, Qunu, Eastern, Robben