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    Nelson Mandela

    The Unconquerable Soul

    Part of Campfire Graphic Novels

    Author Lewis Helfand
    Illustrated by Sankha Banerjee
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    $12.99 US
    Pushkin Press | Campfire
    On sale Jan 17, 2012 | 120 Pages | 9789380741161
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    Best Graphic Novel of 2011, Comicon India

    In 1948, justice and equality were outlawed in the country of South Africa. The people needed one voice to speak up when the world fell silent. They needed one leader to stand up when the world looked away. One man answered that call; one man who sacrificed his own future for the future of his people and transformed a nation.

    The story cuts back to Mandela’s childhood where we see him going through school and then university and finally, to when he gets his first job as an articled clerk.

    “I highly recommend Campfire’s comics. They do what they are intended to do and do it in a way that excites kids about classic literature.”– Chris Wilson, The Graphic Classroom (a resource for teachers and librarians)
    Lewis Helfand is a resident of Narberth, Pennsylvania and grew up wanting to write comic books. His journey to figure out how to do that has involved everything from studying sculpture and politics to traveling through Spain and Denmark to writing about adventure sports and sword making. He is currently merging all these diverse interests writing graphic novels for Campfire. Some of his recent titles include the award-winning Nelson Mandela, Mother Teresa, They Changed The World: Edison-Tesla-Bell and Crick & Watson, World War Two: Under the Shadow of the Swastika and The Industrial Revolution. View titles by Lewis Helfand
    Sankha Banerjee View titles by Sankha Banerjee
    The Year's Best Graphic Novel Award, Comicon India 2011

    "The book is solidly crafted and far more nuanced and detailed than one might expect.... That it exceeds these expectations is a welcome surprise." -- John Hogan, Graphicnovelreporter.com

    "I highly recommend Campfire’s comics. They do what they are intended to do and do it in  a way that excites kids about classic literature." — Chris Wilson, The Graphic Classroom (a resource for teachers and librarians)

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    Best Graphic Novel of 2011, Comicon India

    In 1948, justice and equality were outlawed in the country of South Africa. The people needed one voice to speak up when the world fell silent. They needed one leader to stand up when the world looked away. One man answered that call; one man who sacrificed his own future for the future of his people and transformed a nation.

    The story cuts back to Mandela’s childhood where we see him going through school and then university and finally, to when he gets his first job as an articled clerk.

    “I highly recommend Campfire’s comics. They do what they are intended to do and do it in a way that excites kids about classic literature.”– Chris Wilson, The Graphic Classroom (a resource for teachers and librarians)

    Author

    Lewis Helfand is a resident of Narberth, Pennsylvania and grew up wanting to write comic books. His journey to figure out how to do that has involved everything from studying sculpture and politics to traveling through Spain and Denmark to writing about adventure sports and sword making. He is currently merging all these diverse interests writing graphic novels for Campfire. Some of his recent titles include the award-winning Nelson Mandela, Mother Teresa, They Changed The World: Edison-Tesla-Bell and Crick & Watson, World War Two: Under the Shadow of the Swastika and The Industrial Revolution. View titles by Lewis Helfand
    Sankha Banerjee View titles by Sankha Banerjee

    Praise

    The Year's Best Graphic Novel Award, Comicon India 2011

    "The book is solidly crafted and far more nuanced and detailed than one might expect.... That it exceeds these expectations is a welcome surprise." -- John Hogan, Graphicnovelreporter.com

    "I highly recommend Campfire’s comics. They do what they are intended to do and do it in  a way that excites kids about classic literature." — Chris Wilson, The Graphic Classroom (a resource for teachers and librarians)

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