The Lost World of the Kalahari Author:Laurens van der Post Laurens Van Der Post was born in South Africa and has spent much of his lefe there, thoughhis permanent home is in England. By choice he is a writer and a farmer Nevertheless he spent ten years soldiering in World War II, serving first in the Commandos, then behind enemy lines in Abyssinia with Wingate, later in the Western Desert and the Far ... more »East, where he was captured by the Japanese.
The book deeply explores the psychological nature of the natives and the continent; he was a good friend of Carl Jung.« less