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THE LIFE AND DEATH OF MAHATMA GANDHI Paperback – 1 July 1997 by Robert Payne

Robert Payne . RUPA PUBLICATIONS INDIA . English

This is the heroic story of the man whose non-violent movement transformed India both spiritually and politically as it impelled the nation along the road to independence. With consummate skill, in a narration that never flags in vividness and drama, Robert Payne re-creates Mahatma Gandhi both as a spiritual and historical force and as a living personality. Beginning with the moving story of a shy, awkward boy from a provincial Indian city who married at thirteen, then was separated from his bride for years while he read law in London, the book describe Gandhi's life as a successful barrister in South Africa who turned his back on wealth to defend Indian settlers against discrimination and persecution. In the tradition of his best-selling biographies of Lenin and schweitzer, Robert payne's life brings Gandhi alive as a rounded personality. Payne superbly describes Gandhi's daring marches to aid the oppressed, his fasts and imprisonment, his historic achievements at international Congress and conferences in India and England where, clad only in Shawl and loincloth, he met with prime ministers and Viceroys and won their respect as he fought for the dignity and freedom of his people.

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About the Author

Website: www.robertpayneauthor.com/bio.htm Robert Payne (1911-1983) was acclaimed as a "literary phenomenon of astounding industry and versatility" by Orville Prescott of The New York Times. During his lifetime he had over 100 books published on an extraordinarily wide range of subjects. He was known chiefly for his biographies and histories, but he also wrote novels, poetry and was a multi-lingual translator. When he died the Times (London) headlined his obituary "Prolific Writer of High Standard." His literary career began in 1936 with a jumpstart: translation of Yuri Olyesha's Envy (Hogarth Press), War in the Marshes (Faber & Faber--T.S. Eliot was his editor), Forever China, China Awake, and the most enduring of all--The White Pony, culled from 3000 years of Chinese poetry, in 1947. In the 60's and 70's his career catapulted him to enormous stature as biographer and literary figure with the publication of his great biographies: Lenin, Stalin, Gandhi, Hitler, Leonardo. Critics raved about his "vast erudition," his "magic power over words" and that rare ability to capture the essence of his subjects and bring them to life.

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