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Sir Laurens Jan van der Post, CBE (13 December 1906 – 15 December 1996) was a South African Afrikaner writer, farmer, soldier, educator, journalist, humanitarian, philosopher, explorer and conservationist.
Aug 3, 2002 · The South African-born writer Sir Laurens van der Post, who died in 1996 at 90, sold millions of copies of his novels and nonfiction books, including ''The Lost World of the Kalahari,''...
Laurens van der Post has 85 books on Goodreads with 20311 ratings. Laurens van der Post’s most popular book is A Story Like the Wind.
Dec 17, 1996 · Laurens van der Post, the South African-born author, explorer and soldier who became a mentor to Prince Charles and a godfather to his son Prince William, died on Sunday at his home in...
Dec 16, 1996 · Sir Laurens Jan van der Post was a 20th Century South African Afrikaner author of many books, farmer, war hero, political adviser to British heads of government, close friend of Prince Charles, godfather of Prince William, educator, journalist, humanitarian, philosopher, explorer, and conservationist.
Jan 1, 1972 · Laurens van der Post. 4.39. 1,516 ratings179 reviews. Van der Post’s incomparable knowledge of Africa illuminates this epic novel, set near the Kalahari Desert, about a boy on the verge of manhood, his experiences with the wonder and mystery of a still-primitive land, and his secret friendship with the Bushman whose life he saves.
Sep 22, 2001 · Biography books. This article is more than 22 years old. More myth than man. Laurens van der Post was a writer, war hero and guru to Prince Charles and Margaret Thatcher. But, says his...
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