Barack Obama wrote his presidential memoir. The first of two volumes will be published two weeks after the US election.
Barack Obama (59) publishes his third book on November 17th. "A Promised Land" (in German: "The Promised Land") are the memoirs of his presidency from 2009 to 2017 and will appear two weeks after the presidential elections on November 3rd. The former president announced the book on his Instagram channel, among other things: "I've spent the past few years taking an honest look at my election campaign and my time in the White House."
Memoirs get two volumes
Obama said he hoped "more than anything else that the book inspires young people around the country – and around the world – to take the reins, speak out and play a role in making the world go by." to transform into a better place ".
There is a method in the USA for former presidents to publish memoirs in the years after their term in office. Few, however, took as much time as Obama. The original book is 768 pages long and costs 45 US dollars. It has also been announced that "A Promised Land" is the first of two parts. Commenting on Obama's work, the head of the Crown publishing house, David Drake, said: "As his writing progressed, the scope of his memoirs grew and he decided to compose two volumes." When the second part should appear, Obama and Drake left uncommented for the time being.