Playing the Enemy
by John Carlin
Playing the Enemy is a book by journalist John Carlin, who knew Nelson Mandela well and witnessed South Africa’s transition from apartheid to democracy. It’s the book on which the movie Invictus (starring Matt Damon and Morgan Freeman and directed by Clint Eastwood) was based.
“Just occasionally, a sporting contest really does make history or, rather, we make history of it.”
Review of Playing the Enemy in the Guardian, August 31st, 2008
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