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A Story Like the Wind

by Laurens Van Der Post

Coming of age near the Kalahari

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Coming of age near the Kalahari

Set near the Kalahari Desert, Laurens van der Post’s novel places a boy on the threshold of adulthood in a landscape described through wonder and mystery. A secret friendship with a Bushman, whose life the boy saves, gives the story its central relationship. The book is the first part of a continuing narrative, followed by *A Far-Off Place*.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Adults interested in coming-of-age fiction set in Africa.
  • Readers seeking a story centered on a secret friendship across different backgrounds.
  • Those interested in novels that continue across more than one book.

Themes

Coming of ageFriendshipLandscape and placeWonder and mystery

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Book overview

Van der Post's incomparable knowledge of Africa illuminates this epic novel, set near the Kalahari Desert, about a boy on the verge of manhood, his experiences with the wonder and mystery of a still-primitive land, and his secret friendship with the Bushman whose life he saves. The narrative of A Story like the Wind continues in A Far-Off Place.
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