The Night Of The New Moon (1977) By Laurens Van Der Post
 
Laurens van der Post was in a POW camp in Java when the bombs that ended the war demolished first Hiroshima and then Nagasaki.
 
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.
 
Sir Lauren's van der Post's account of his final months of incarceration by the Japanese during the Second World War is a deeply sensitive and intuitive insight of the ancient psyche of the Japanese that underpinned one of the most murderous periods of their history. Van der Post was obviously a very special human to have managed everything he did under such extreme and constant duress. From initiating and coordinating educational classes to investigating and developing additional food supply channels and arranging intelligence networks all whilst suffering horrible physical and nutritional abuse is evidence of the unique strength and sensitivity of one of the worlds contemporary prophets. An utterly engaging read and the perfect sequel to another van der Post masterpiece
 
Soft Cover
125 pages
In Fair to Good Condition