Dialogue with Sir Laurens Van der Post: A Mythic Journey, Part 1

MP3 Download Held in his home in London, this is a rare and fascinating series of dialogues with one of the giants of the 20th century, the late Sir Laurens Van der Post. You will surely be inspired by his most amazing life. Adventurer, soldier, statesman, writer, storyteller, and philosopher, Van der Post addresses the major issues of our time—and the results are riveting. In this three-part series, you'll hear about his sojourn in the Kalahari Desert after WWII, his friendship with Carl Jung, his time in a Japanese prisoner of war camp, and much more. Two major Hollywood films based on his writings, A Faraway Place and Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence, were released in the U.S. Awarded a knighthood (the C.B.E.) in 1981, Sir Laurens died after his 90th birthday, in December, 1996. (hosted by Michael Toms) Bio The late Sir Laurens Van der Post, CBE was a 20th-century Afrikaner author, farmer, war hero, and political adviser to British heads of government. He was a close friend of C.G. Jun