hɪz pɹədˈɪdʒəs hɪstˈɔːɹɪkəl ɹˈiːtʃ ɪz mˈætʃt baɪ hɪz ɐfˈɛkʃənət pˈoːɹtɹɪt əvə fˈæmɪli ænd ɐ pˈiːpəl hˌuːz fˈaɪt fɔːɹ dʒˈʌstɪs wʌz bˈeɪst ˌɔn ðɛɹ ˈoʊn pˈɜːsənəl nˈɑːlɪdʒ ʌv pˈɑːvɚɾi ænd ɛksplɔɪtˈeɪʃən.
His prodigious historical reach is matched by his affectionate portrait of a family and a people 'whose fight for justice was based on their own personal knowledge of poverty and exploitation.