Van der Post

British

/ ˈvæn də ˌpəʊst /

noun

Sir Laurens ( Jan ). 1906–96, South African writer and traveller. His works include the travel books Venture to the Interior (1952), The Lost World of the Kalahari (1958), and Testament to the Bushmen (1984) and the novels The Hunter and the Whale (1967) and The Admiral's Baby (1996)

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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

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

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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