num_pages: 268
description: The author’s passionate concern for Africa and for the human spirit is evident in this portrait of the “First People” of southern Africa, the Bushmen. Van der Post describes his desert travels, the splendid landscape and wildlife, and his encounters with the Bushman, an elusive culture. Drawings by Maurice Wilson.
language: English
title: The Heart of the Hunter: Customs and Myths of the African Bushman
titlecomplete: The Heart of the Hunter: Customs and Myths of the African Bushman
characters: Laurens van der Post
genres: Adventure, Nature, History, Travel, Africa, Biography, Mythology, Memoir, Nonfiction, Anthropology
ratings_count: 196
places: Africa
publisher: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich