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Far Off Place | Year: 1993 Actors/Actresses: - Mikael Salomon - Reese Witherspoon - Ethan Embry A Far Off Place The novel A Far Off Place, by Laurens Van Der Post is a compelling story about courage, friendship, survival and the coming of age of two young kids. Van Der Post had many intents in writing this book. One of his intentions was to share his knowledge of the way of life in Africa, as he once knew it. He wanted to tell of all the discrimination and prejudice that the different tribes show each other. For years, the Matabele people and the Bushman have seen their numbers diminish because of all the persecution that has gone on between the tribes. Another purpose was to show how friendship could help in the worst of situations. The author writes about how, in the face of danger, courage can conquer all. Also, he attempts to teach the readers to respect nature and all that goes with it. The characters in the novel are forced to make a trek across the Kalahari Desert in order to reach safety. While on the journey they demonstrate maturity and resourcefulness. The main character, Francois Joubert, obviously led a very interesting life because the first book was popular enough to make Van Der Post write a sequel. <BR>Laurens Van Der Post got his ideas for the book from his own childhood. He used some of his experiences as a child to write the book. Readers receive an insight into the author's past. Based upon the character's relationships in the book, I assume that he had some good friends in his youth, like Nonnie, Koba and Mopani. He wrote with such extraordinary description, one could clearly see that he enjoyed the topic he was writing about. Although the book does not include any pictures, graphs or tables, they are not needed because of Van Der Post's talent for vivid writing. His wondrous flow of words captivates the reader's heart and soul. The use of the many literary devices in it makes the story come alive.<BR>As much as I took pleasure in reading it some of the vocabulary was difficult for me to understand. In some places of the book I became lost because so many events were occurring all at the once. After reading A Far Off Place I felt compelled to take better care of the environment. The novel taught me life is cruel and full of injustice. By no means was this book boring in any way. I was entertained from the beginning to the end. I would recommend this book to a more advanced reader. I can not wait to read more of his books. This is a classic must read book; two thumbs up. If people knew how good this book was, there wouldn't be a copy left in the library. Movie review for " a far off place" i thought the movie was great! it's a movie you can watch over and over. some parts totally suprise you and the ending was the best part because i didn't see it coming.this is one of the best movies to watch with your family. it's got some funny parts in it and some sad parts. and they picked the perfect people for it.my favorite character is harry winslow he is played by ethan embry. but i can't give anymore away i recomend you watch it yourself. it's a great movie and it's filled with excitment. enjoy! African Adventure If you love travel and survival stories, this movie has it all, topped with being set in the Kalahari desert of Africa. The two teenagers with their bushman friend show cross-cultural friendship and cooperation at its best, combined with a respect for nature and a desire to preserve endanger animals (elephants) from poachers which sets the stage for the entire film. I loved this movie, I kept borrowing it from the library until they lost their copy, and was delighted to find it for sale here at Amazon.com. I cannot say enough how much I enjoyed this film. Buy Far Off Place at Amazon.com Buy posters at Allposters.com Jamster - the latest ringtones for your phone!  Search with Walhello on the Internet on Far Off Place Search with the Priority Search Engine on Far Off Place This page in other languages: Suomeksi | Nederlands | Deutsch
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