A Far Off Place

Laurens Van Der Post

Van der Post's tale follows young Nonnie and François and their Bushmen companions, Xhabbo and his wife Nuin-Tara, as they confront a thousand miles of the Kalahari Desert—their only hope of safety lying on the other side. For Nonnie and François, both on the brink of adulthood, the trip becomes a pilgrimage of self-discovery as well as an unparalleled adventure.

A gripping novel in its own right and the stunning conclusion to the narrative begun in A Story Like the Wind, A Far Off Place offers a fascinating glimpse into the legendary Africa of Laurens van der Post's own childhood—an Africa now vanished.

"With a loving mystical awareness of the physical world van der Post creates a compelling vision of small human creatures against a vast landscape… an infinitely subtle book." —Sunday Telegraph (London)