Rabble-Rouser for Peace is the first book to tell the full story of how a boy from South Africa's poverty-stricken black townships became one of the world's best-known religious figures, a moral icon to those who work for peace and justice everywhere.

Drawn from 30 years of the author's first-hand contact with Desmond Tutu, this is not only a vivid character study of a public figure with a unique capacity to communicate warmth, humour and compassion; it is also a rich account of his dynamic place in history.

The story of Desmond Tutu's life tells a crucial part of South Africa's history and its movement from Apartheid towards peace, but it also follows the growth of one of the best loved and globally most recognised men of our time.

This jolly old fellow is looking for new friends at local meet-up!

I took the book from the local bc-meet-up.

The Nobel Peace Price, Tutu often observed, transformed the way he was perceived:
" One day no one was listening. The next day, I was an oracle."

This biography had a bit too much information at the expence of the reading experience.

Jätin kirjan Turun kaupunginkirjaston vanhalle puolelle vaihtohyllyyn osana Turistihaastetta ja Aikamatkailuhaastetta. Pääkirjaston vanha rakennus valmistui vuonna 1903. Sen rakennutti ja luovutti Turun kaupungille kauppaneuvos Fredric von Rettig. Lukuiloa löytäjälle!