Former Unites Stated President, Barack Obama has been out of the spotlight for some time now. Mr. Obama who served two terms in the White House, back-to-back has had his fair shares of interesting stories.
His life has been much of a wonder and a joy to many people. As the first African-American President of the United States, he has gone through both love and hate from the people of America.
The former President’s family is also well-loved by the American Nation. His wife, Michelle Obama, has been a great example for women in America and around the world.
News of Barack Obama’s memoir circulated last year, the hopes that people will have a look into the life and world of the former President have peak the interest of everyone.
Michelle Obama was the first to released a memoir, entitled ‘Becoming’, the memoir was released back in 2018 and became the topmost selling book in America that year.
Michelle’s ‘Becoming’ has sold over 10 million copies up to date.
It was announced today that the much-anticipated memoir of Barack Obama, ‘A Promised Land’ will be released this year.
The memoir is to be divided into two parts, with the first part released on November 20, two weeks after the US Presidential Election of 2020.
His former Vice-President, Joe Biden has been chosen as the Presidential ticket for the Democratic party.
According to sources, the first volume of former President Barack Obama’s memoir will be 768 pages, with 16 photographic entries. ‘A Promised Land’ has a price tag of $45.
The first volume of the book is said to follow Barack Obama’s childhood up to his first term as the President and the death of Osama Bin Laden.
A statement released by the former President reveals that he is proudest of the memoir and aims to inspire young people across the country and around the world to stand up for what they believe in and to let their voices be heard.
The first volume of ‘A Promised Land’ will be printed in 25 languages.
Barack and Michelle Obama signed with the publishing company, Penguin Random House in 2017 for a rumored $65 million.
‘A Promised Land’ is not the first published book written by Barack Obama. He has published two other books, ‘Dreams From My Father’, published back in 1995 and sold over 3.3 million copies, while ‘The Audacity of Hope’ sold over 4.2 million copies and was published in 2006.