He tackled the project with gusto, working in the mornings after breakfast or sometimes when he simply felt in the mood. By the hour he dictated his thoughts and memories to a whirring tape recorder. When he was done, Egypt's Anwar Sadat had written a revealing autobiography, In Search of Identity, that presents a fresh, distinctive and certainly intimate view of a leader who is at the center of the world's attention and still making history as he writes. TIME'S exclusive six-page excerpt, compiled by World Editor John Elson, is taken from the book, which will be published in April by...
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