Jan Jacobus van der Post, SA author who lived as a boy with the San for several years and who learned their language and custom

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01Swart, M.J., et al. (eds)(1980). Afrikaanse Kultuuralmanak, Aucklandpark: Federasie van Afrikaanse Kultuurvereniginge.

Last updated · 30 Sep 2019

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South African History Online. (2011, November 25). Jan Jacobus van der Post, SA author who lived as a boy with the San for several years and who learned their language and custom. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0070333

South African History Online (2011) 'Jan Jacobus van der Post, SA author who lived as a boy with the San for several years and who learned their language and custom', South African History Online, 25 November. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0070333 (Accessed: 18 August 2026).

South African History Online, Jan Jacobus van der Post, SA author who lived as a boy with the San for several years and who learned their language and custom [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0070333, (accessed 18 August 2026).

"Jan Jacobus van der Post, SA author who lived as a boy with the San for several years and who learned their language and custom." South African History Online, 25 Nov. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0070333. Accessed 18 Aug. 2026.

South African History Online. "Jan Jacobus van der Post, SA author who lived as a boy with the San for several years and who learned their language and custom." South African History Online. November 25, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0070333.