Mandela to publish his new memoir

FRANKFURT — Nelson Mandela will release a new memoir focusing on the best of his personal archives and letters from his time as anti-apartheid activist and former South African president, the publisher Macmillan announced.

Mandela, 91, shared the 1993 Nobel Peace Prize with then-South African President F.W. DeKlerk for their work in steering the country toward democracy.

Jon Butler, who oversees nonfiction publishing at Pan Macmillan, said he worked out a deal Monday with Jonny Geller of the Curtis Brown Agency on behalf of the Johannesburg-based Nelson Mandela Foundation to publish the work in Britain and elsewhere.

He did not disclose how much the deal was worth, but said it was a “significant figure,” with the money to go to the foundation Mandela established after stepping down as South Africa’s first black president in 1999 to oversee charitable and development work and ensure his legacy remains relevant into the future.

Geller did not disclose how much he was paid.

Other publishers are looking at the proposal, also, Butler said, including some in Germany and Spain.