Laurens van der Post was born in Africa in 1906. Most of his adult life was spent his time divided between Africa and England.
His professions of writer and farmer were interrupted by ten years in the army, behind enemy lines in Abyssinia, the Western Desert and the Far East where he was taken prisoner by the Japanese while commanding a small guerrilla unit.
He went straight from prison back to active service in Java. He was awarded the CBE for his services in the field.
His professions of writer and farmer were interrupted by ten years in the army, behind enemy lines in Abyssinia, the Western Desert and the Far East where he was taken prisoner by the Japanese while commanding a small guerrilla unit.
He went straight from prison back to active service in Java. He was awarded the CBE for his services in the field.
Novels
In a Province (1934)
The Face Beside the Fire (1953)
A Bar of Shadow (1954)
Dark Eye in Africa (1955)
Flamingo Feather (1955)
The Seed and the Sower (1963)
aka Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
The Hunter and the Whale (1967)
A Story Like the Wind (1974)
A Far Off Place (1974)
Mantis Carol (1975)
The Face Beside the Fire (1953)
A Bar of Shadow (1954)
Dark Eye in Africa (1955)
Flamingo Feather (1955)
The Seed and the Sower (1963)
aka Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
The Hunter and the Whale (1967)
A Story Like the Wind (1974)
A Far Off Place (1974)
Mantis Carol (1975)
Collections
Novellas and Short Stories
Picture Books show
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