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The Night of the New Moon (Vintage Classics)
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Product Description
This book is the remarkable story of his experiences in the prison camp, but it is also a meditation on the morality of the Bomb, a compassionate and moving contemplation of human violence.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #258863 in Books
- Published on: 2002-01-03
- Original language: English
- Binding: Paperback
- 128 pages
Editorial Reviews
About the Author
Laurens van der Post was born in Africa in 1906. Most of his adult life was spent his time 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.
Customer Reviews
War, the bomb and its worth
A beautifully written juxtapose between the suffering of those whose lives were shattered by the two atom bombs in Japan against the crushed emaciated soldiers in POW camps across Asia. Should the bomb have been used? An alternate perspective of WWII from the Eastern front written with humanity and compassion that justifies the bomb but deplores war
A brilliant read
This book had me captivated from start to finish. I was unable to put it down and ended up reading it from cover to cover in a 2 hour stint.
Predominantly my interest in this book is what kept me so interest as it is the story of my grandfather's life in the camp. Despite this, it really is a great book, another classic from Jan der Post.
Please be aware that this is the soft back version that does not include any illustrations to accompany the relevant pieces of text. The hardback version does include these illustrations but as you may find out, that version is difficult to come by. Fortunately I have the original portraits and illustrations to look at.
