The Lost World of the Kalahari

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This first-person narrative about van der Post's expedition to find the ancestors of the Kalahari Bushmen is almost mythic. Nettleton verbally recreates it in a manner similar to a folktale. Van der Post's fascination, awe and respect come forth as the listener gets to know the Bushmen. The enthusiasm and excitement in Nettleton's voice translates itselfÐlisteners are observers to the mighty hunts and the celebratory dances around the fires. Nettleton even teaches some of Bush language by presenting words and their translations, which he reuses often enough to help the listener retain. This beautiful story is almost perfectly told. Any adult interested in anthropology will love this title. S.G.B. An AUDIOFILE Earphones Award winner (c)AudioFile, Portland, Maine


Review
?No one can write more feelingly of Africa. An experience not to be missed.? ? Elspeth Huxley


Book Description
An account of the author’s grueling, but ultimately successful, journey in 1957, through Africa’s remote, primitive Kalahari Desert, in search of the legendary Bushmen, the hunters who pray to the great hunters in the sky.



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From the time of his boyhood in South Africa, Laurens van der Post dreamed of finding the last of the disappearing mystical people of the Kalahari - the Bushmen. The opportunity finally came, and van der Post was able to organize an expedition into the interior of the desert, but the trip was not without its hazards, its disappointments, and its surprises. The Lost World of the Kalahari is a "compelling book" (Doris Lessing, New Statesman) and a first-rate account of that grueling but ultimately successful journey through one of the most remote, primitive regions of Africa. For author and readers alike, this is an experience filled with both profound spiritual and intense physical adventure.


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