What is the title of Nelson Mandela’s autobiography?

Nelson Mandela’s autobiography is titled Long Walk to Freedom. The book was published in 1994 and recounts his childhood, political activism, imprisonment and rise to South Africa’s presidency.

Mandela wrote the manuscript partly in secret while imprisoned on Robben Island. After his release, he worked with the American journalist Richard Stengel to shape the final text. The autobiography covers his education, legal career, involvement in the African National Congress and the armed struggle against apartheid.

The title became one of Mandela’s most recognisable phrases because it presents freedom as a long collective and personal journey rather than a single political event. The book concludes with his transition into democratic leadership, while acknowledging that the struggle for equality continued beyond his own presidency.