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The Robben Island Bible

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Last updated 20 July 2012, created 20 July 2012, viewed 650

William Shakespeare was an extraordinary writer whose work resonates with people across the globe. Here, we look at how his work inspired South African anti-apartheid prisoners who had been incarcerated on Robben Island. Pictures taken at the British Museum exhibition "Shakespeare: stagin More…g the world" Picture of Nelson Mandela courtesy of the Nelson Mandela Foundation.