John Carlin

John Carlin grew up in Argentina and Great Britain and spent the period from 1989 to 1995 as a correspondent for the Independent in South Africa. He has also lived in Nicaragua, Mexico, and Washington, writing for the Times, the Observer, the Sunday Times, and the New York Times, among other newspapers, and has worked for the BBC. He currently resides in Barcelona and works for El Pais. "Invictus" was adapted into a film by Clint Eastwood, starring Morgan Freeman (as Nelson Mandela) and Matt Damon.