Storyteller by Jdf Jones
When he died in 1996, Laurens van der Post was a celebrated polymath: war-hero, writer, explorer, mystic, Jungian, behind-the-scenes diplomat, and sage to Mrs Thatcher and Prince Charles. He was a secular saint. After J.D.F. Jones's authorised biography, he will be most famous for one skill: storytelling. His books and stories - of the bushmen of the Kalahari, of his friendship with Jung, of his diplomatic importance - may be inspiring. They are also largely fabricated.
-'A bold, brilliantly researched and fascinating book' Victoria Glendinning, Daily Telegraph 'This spellbinding account of a famous man reveals [him] as enchanting, ambiguous inspiring, complex, misleading, sometime admirable, sometimes risible - and sometimes as a shockingly culpable fabulist and liar... Jones has succeed brilliantly, and the result - not least because he has organised this mass of material so well, and written his account so beautifully - reads like a thriller and a Gothic romance in one. 'This is not a hatchet job. Jones did not set out to attack Post or diminish his reputation. Laurens van der Post told lies, and told tales, and Jones has here brilliantly told the tale of his lies - and of his achievements. It is an unputdownably good read.' A.C. Grayling, Financial Times -'Riveting... JDF Jones does for van der Post what Michael Crick did for Jeffrey Archer.' Geoffrey Wheatcroft, Daily Mail -'JDF Jones has performed a difficult task with masterly care and, it has to be said, with a deep and virtuous respect for the truth.' J.W.M. Thompson, Literary Review -'At every page of this huge, hilarious book, one is tempted to mutter: Whatever next?' The Economist
J.D.F. Jones has had a long career in news and arts journalism. He is the author of four previous books, and lives in Somerset.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780743231138 |
| ISBN 10 | 0743231139 |
| Title | Storyteller |
| Author | Jdf Jones |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Simon & Schuster |
| Year published | 2002-07-01 |
| Number of pages | 528 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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