Mandela: The Authorised Portrait is the most intimate and complete portrait of Nelson Mandela's life ever published. This book was created by five multi-award winning writers and researchers in collaboration with Mandela's closest living comrades and features the most complete collection of images ever assembled on Mandela's life. It also contains original and extensive interviews with family members, close friends, colleagues, political opponents and many of the world's leading figures in politics, entertainment and the media.