Laurens van der Post

Laurens van der Post

1906-12-13
90 (1996-12-15)
Philippolis, South Africa

Sir Laurens Jan van der Post, CBE was a South African Afrikaner writer, farmer, soldier, educator, journalist, humanitarian, philosopher, explorer, and conservationist.

Philippolis, South Africa

Sir Laurens Jan van der Post, CBE was a South African Afrikaner writer, farmer, soldier, educator, journalist, humanitarian, philosopher, explorer, and conservationist.

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Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence 1983 (7.3)

Island of Java, 1942, during World War II. British Major Jack Celliers arrives at a Japanese prison camp, run by the strict Captain Yonoi. Colonel John Lawrence, who has a profound knowledge of Japanese culture, and Sergeant Hara, brutal and simpleton, will witness the struggle of wills between two men from very different backgrounds who are tragically destined to clash.
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A Far Off Place 1993 (6.136)

Thrown together under incredible circumstances, two strangers must discover courage and strength when they begin a journey across the treacherous African desert! Equipped only with their wits and the expertise of a native bushman who befriends them, they are determined to triumph over impossible odds and reach their destination. But along the way, the trio face a primitive desert wilderness.