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Laurens Van der Post

    13 décembre 1906 – 16 décembre 1996

    Laurens Jan van der Post fut un penseur et écrivain influent du XXe siècle. Ses œuvres explorent souvent des thèmes profonds tels que la psyché humaine, la spiritualité et la relation de l'humanité avec le monde naturel. Van der Post est devenu célèbre pour son style unique, mêlant des éléments autobiographiques à des réflexions philosophiques et des récits mythiques. Son écriture invite les lecteurs à contempler le sens de l'existence et l'interconnexion de tous les êtres vivants.

    Laurens Van der Post
    Jung And The Story Of Our Time
    The Hunter And The Whale
    Venture to the interior
    The Heart of the Hunter
    A Far-off Place
    A Story Like the Wind
    • A Story Like the Wind

      • 474pages
      • 17 heures de lecture
      4,4(1453)Évaluer

      With the rescue of a Bushman from a horrible death, life at Hunter’s Drift changes dramatically for Francois. His subsequent secret friendship with the outcast Xhabbo; the strange pilgrimage to the distant kraal of uLangalibalela, the greatest of all witchdoctors; and his extraordinary encounter and relationship with Luciana Monckton are interwoven with the magnificent and mysterious happenings in the African bush. Highlighting the conflicts between the African and European cultures, the story gathers pace and culminates in a strangely-omened climax.

      A Story Like the Wind
    • Continues the previous work of this author 'A story like the wind', but is self-contained, and can be read as a story on its own

      A Far-off Place
    • In this sequel to "The Lost World of the Kalahari", Laurens van der Post records everything he has learned of the life and the lore of Africa's first inhabitants.

      The Heart of the Hunter
    • An account of a journey on foot across the mountains to the two lost worlds of Central Africa. Adventure, discovery, and tragedy teem in this famous account of a trek into the sinister, primeval heights of Mount Mlanje and the cloud veiled uplands of Nyika.

      Venture to the interior
    • The Hunter And The Whale

      • 320pages
      • 12 heures de lecture
      4,0(2)Évaluer

      While her crew of South Africans and Norwegians await their next expedition, the whaling ship "Kurt Hansen" is moored in Port Natal. Her grave silent captain is Thor Larsen, a man whose dedication and skill in killing the sperm whale is beyond question.

      The Hunter And The Whale
    • Jung And The Story Of Our Time

      • 288pages
      • 11 heures de lecture
      4,0(124)Évaluer

      Laurens van der Post was a long-time friend of Jung and here presents Jung as he knew him: Jung the man, the discoverer and explorer of a new dimension in the human spirit, rather than Jung the psychologist.

      Jung And The Story Of Our Time
    • A Walk with a White Bushman

      • 352pages
      • 13 heures de lecture
      3,9(81)Évaluer

      (Raymond Mortimer Sunday Times rank Laurens van der Post with the best writers of English this book confirms my constant admiration and the nobility of his mind --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition. Daily Telegraph 'I hope all those who are appalled by the destruction of Hiroshima will read this book for a greater understanding of what man is capable of doing')

      A Walk with a White Bushman
    • A reissue of Van der Post's classic account of his rediscovery of the Bushmen of the Kalahari desert, outcast survivors from Stone Age Africa. His attempt to capture their way of life and the secrets of their ancient heritage provide captivating reading and an insight into a forgotten culture.

      The lost world of the Kalahari
    • This is a novel set in Africa where two hunters, one is old, experienced and wise and the other is young and ardent. They set out to foil a vast evilness that is being perpetrated on Africa. It is a powerful, haunting tale with a tense story of adventure and intrigue in modern Africa.

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