Person

Laurens van der Post

Writing · 1906–1996 · Philippolis, South Africa

Biography

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

Known for

Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
Novel
One Pair of Eyes
1967
A Far Off Place
Novel
The Oshima Gang
Self
Hasten Slowly: The Journey of Sir Laurens van der Post
Self

Filmography

1997Hasten Slowly: The Journey of Sir Laurens van der PostSelf
1993A Far Off PlaceNovel
1983The Oshima GangSelf
1983Merry Christmas, Mr. LawrenceNovel
1967One Pair of Eyes

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