The Seed and the Sower by Sir Laurens Van Der Post - ISBN: 9780099428763
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Captivity, cruelty, and connection bloom in a brutal Japanese prison camp.

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    240 pages

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    1 February 2002

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Summary

This is war as experienced in a Japanese prisoner-of-war camp in Java in 1942, but, above all, war as experienced in the company of the prisoners and oppressors. What follows is the story of two British officers whose spirit the Japanese try to break. Yet out of all the violence and misery strange bonds are forged between prisoners - and their gaolers. In a battle for survival that becomes a battle of contrasting wills and philosophies as the intensity of the men’s relationships develop.

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780099428763
ISBN-10:0099428768
Author:Sir Laurens Van Der Post, Laurens Van Der Post
Publisher:Vintage Publishing
Imprint:Vintage Classics
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:240
Release Date:1 February 2002
Weight:171g
Dimensions:198mm x 129mm x 14mm
Series:Vintage classics
About The Author

Sir Laurens Van Der Post

Laurens van der Post was born in Africa in 1906. Most of his adult life was spent divided between Africa and England. His professions of writer and farmer were interrupted by ten years in the army, behind enemy lines in Abyssinia, the Western Desert and the Far East where he was taken prisoner by the Japanese while commanding a small guerrilla unit. He went straight from prison back to active service in Java. He was awarded the CBE for his services in the field.

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