Author of Mandela book to speak at Wichita State

The author of a recent book chronicling his friendship with Nelson Mandela is scheduled to speak at Wichita State University on Dec. 8.

“A Conversation With Christo Brand” starts at 7 p.m. in Lowe Auditorium at Hughes Metropolitan Complex, 5015 E. 29th St. North.

Brand is the author of “Mandela, My Prisoner, My Friend,” which tells the story of his unlikely friendship with Mandela, former president of South Africa and Nobel Laureate. The men met at Robben Island, where Mandela was a political prisoner. Brand was a prison guard.

The event, part of the Gordon Parks Lecture Series, is free and open to the public. It is hosted by Watermark Books, WSU and the city of Wichita.

For more information, visit www.watermark.com/event, call 316-978-6791 or e-mail ted.ayres@wichita.edu.

This story was originally published November 22, 2014 at 10:31 PM with the headline "Author of Mandela book to speak at Wichita State."