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A Far Off Place

by Laurens van der Post · 1974

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The story of a long, perilous journey undertaken by four survivors of a massacre: a teenage boy of European descent, a young white girl, and two Bushmen. The basis for a major film release from Walt Disney Pictures.

Genre
adventureadventureMore like thisLess of thishistorical fictionhistorical fictionMore like thisLess of this
Setting
AfricaAfricaMore like thisLess of thisSouth AfricaSouth AfricaMore like thisLess of this
Audience
young adultadult
Length
medium · 324 pages

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