Laurens van der Post (1906–1996)
Auteur de Le monde perdu du kalahari
A propos de l'auteur
Colonel Laurens Van der Post, a British subject born in South Africa, has "spent most of his adult life with one foot in Africa and one in England." A soldier, explorer, traveler, and philosopher, he fought in World War II in Ethiopia, Syria, and the Far East. Since the war he has worked for the afficher plus British government on a variety of missions throughout Africa. Van der Post's beautifully composed Venture to the Interior (1952) is much more than an account of the planned journey from London to Nyasaland in South Africa, the climbing of Mianje, and the exploration of Nyika. It catches the "unique and indefinable spirit of the ancient continent" and explores the interiors of people's minds. His The Heart of the Hunter (1961) points the way toward a rediscovery of the positive values of the wilderness in our own lives. (Bowker Author Biography) afficher moins
Crédit image: © Robert Hinshaw
Œuvres de Laurens van der Post
African Cooking / Recipes: African Cooking 7 exemplaires
Lost world of the Kalahari [Motion picture] 3 exemplaires
Race Prejudice as Self Rejection: An Inquiry Into the Psychological and Spiritual Aspects of Group Conflicts 3 exemplaires
2006 1 exemplaire
The Secret River - An African Myth 1 exemplaire
Voorslag 1-3 1 exemplaire
Return of the White Bushman, "Journey into the Spirit of Archaic Man". Part 3: The Destination (Documentary) 1 exemplaire
Return of the White Bushman, "Journey into the Spirit of Archaic Man". Part 1: Once Upon A Time (Documentary) 1 exemplaire
Return of the White Bushman, "Journey into the Spirit of Archaic Man". Part 2: The Journey (Documentary) 1 exemplaire
Man and the Shadow 1 exemplaire
Oeuvres associées
Ten Years of Holiday: Selected by the Editors of Holiday Magazine (1956) — Contributeur — 8 exemplaires
Operatie Venus; Flamingoveer; Karen; De eerste trein naar Babylon — Contributeur — 1 exemplaire
Étiqueté
Partage des connaissances
- Date de naissance
- 1906-12-13
- Date de décès
- 1996-12-16
- Lieu de sépulture
- Philippolis, South Africa (special memorial garden)
- Sexe
- male
- Nationalité
- UK
South Africa - Lieu de naissance
- Philippolis, South Africa (Orange River Colony)
- Lieu du décès
- London, England, UK
- Lieux de résidence
- Durban, South Africa
Cape Town, South Africa
Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England, UK
London, England, UK
Aldeburgh, Suffolk, England, UK - Études
- Grey College
- Professions
- reporter
soldier - Relations
- Giffard, Ingaret (wife)
Campbell, Roy (friend)
Bowes-Lyon, Lilian Helen (lover) - Organisations
- British Army
- Prix et distinctions
- Knight Bachelor (1981)
Order of the British Empire (Commander, 1947)
Membres
Critiques
Listes
Prix et récompenses
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Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 41
- Aussi par
- 9
- Membres
- 3,579
- Popularité
- #7,080
- Évaluation
- 3.9
- Critiques
- 54
- ISBN
- 182
- Langues
- 9
- Favoris
- 7