TUTU - The Authorised Portrait

2011. Large hard cover with dust cover, 318 pages. Very good condition. Tightly bound, neat and clean. Over 2kg.

The remarkable story of Archbishop Desmond Tutu's courage, faith, perseverance and lifelong commitment to the liberation of the oppressed. Tutu: The Authorised Portrait is a celebration of eighty years of the life of Desmond Tutu, an icon whose humanity and compassion have touched millions of lives around the world. This extraordinary book features a biography by legendary South African journalist Allister Sparks, authorized by Desmond Tutu, and includes over forty interviews conducted by Tutu's daughter Reverend Mpho A. Tutu with close family, friends, colleagues and critics. Complemented by an unprecedented collection of images and unpublished artifacts drawn from Tutu's private files, this is a phenomenal story of one man's extraordinary life and work.