Van der Post
Britishnoun
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Van der Post was the daughter of the explorer and conservationist Laurens van der Post, best known for celebrating the ascetic lives of African Bushmen.
From The Guardian • Jul. 19, 2018
She joined the FT in 1994, to help Van der Post, who was not an experienced editor, run How to Spend It.
From The Guardian • Jul. 19, 2018
In 1998, Van der Post returned to full-time writing, and De Bono succeeded her as editor.
From The Guardian • Jul. 19, 2018
In another story, Van der Post explores the betrayal of a humpbacked boy by his handsome brother, not dramatically but in a subtle and outwardly justifiable withdrawal from him that only the betrayer perceives.
From Time Magazine Archive
Van der Post was on a ship bound from Africa at the time.
From Time Magazine Archive
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