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With his custom made / purpose built Land Rovers (you know, roughing it)he eventually succeeds in finding "real" Bushmen in Botswana's Kalahari. He was apparently inspired by Jung's idea of the soul's primordial desire for light, and escape from primal darkness - so he is at once patronizing but respectful. Interesting "adventure" of this monochromaticly educated member of England's "upper" crust - but written from the heart in 1955.
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This book succeeded in conjuring up for me a fantastic world in the south, a world of untamed wildlife and desolate, lonely places, a world of persecution and survival, that I was able many years later to visit, and form my own impressions. The fantastic element creates the context for the facts of the tale, for without it they would fade from the listener's memory like autumn leaves blown from a tree once the tale is over. Ultimately, stories of adventure in far-off parts of the world must always have a dimension of fiction, for the simple reason that the narrator is conveying to the listener something that is completely outside his or her experience. A charismatic guru for whom the fantastic was merely a tool to be used to make reality more credible. It appears that he was a masterful spinner of yarns, blending fact and fiction into a narrative that charmed his listeners, who included Prince Charles. For me, that does not detract from this book. His reputation was tarnished posthumously by the revelation that he got a teenage girl pregnant on a sea voyage between South Africa and the UK.
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The account of the adventure is enriched by the fact that the author, a Boer, is a skilled story teller, as he has demonstrated in various works of fiction. The author describes the initial idea, the putting together of a concrete plan, obtaining funding (largely the provision of the vehicles, cameras and other equipment), team recruitment, and procurement finally, the journey itself begins, which is not without many a mishap and ultimately, they encounter a group of the hardy nomads, with whom they are able to pass several days. For the reader unfamiliar with that part of the world, it truly is a fantastic journey into the unknown. It tells the story of an expedition into the Kalahari desert to film the elusive Bushmen, recently termed "stone-age creatures" by the president of Botswana. The author describes the initial idea, the putting together of a concrete plan, obtaining funding (largely the provision of the vehicles, cameras and other equipment), An incredible book, that first awoke my interest in Southern Africa. Here's the order in which you should watch all previous live-action "Spider-Man" movies (and one very important animated film) to prepare yourself for the multiverse-spanning madness of what comes after "Spider-Man: No Way Home.An incredible book, that first awoke my interest in Southern Africa. With so many exciting updates to Spidey's live-action mythology, now is a good time to look back on the webbed wall-crawler's history on the big screen, all of which is soon going to be tied up into one massive, universe-breaching reality. After years of being kept apart, the recently released "Venom: Let There Be Carnage" finally confirmed that Tom Hardy's Eddie Brock and Venom have entered the same reality as Tom Holland's Peter Parker, and the two mortal enemies from the comics are set on an epic collision course that will shake up superhero movies in a manner never seen before. "No Way Home" is opening up the MCU to the multiverse, heralding the arrival of characters from previous live-action "Spider-Man" movies, like Alfred Molina's Doctor Octopus from the Sam Raimi films. These are exciting times for Spider-Man fans.