fourfive8
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Have read most of his work. Some more than once. Same with Selous, Bell, Hemingway, Everett and others. Actually Sands of Silence was one of my favorites. To each their own I guess. Seemed to be more of an attempt at a compendium of a journal to yield an insight into life in the Kalahari of Namibia (would also apply to Botswana) as opposed to telling “kill or be killed” stories.
I always noticed he went out of his way to credit to those he borrowed stories from. Seems nonsense to assume he stole his material from the experience of others. He was a very accomplished writer and maybe the victim of a lot of jealousy from those who couldn’t make an elephant charge interesting or entertaining.
I always noticed he went out of his way to credit to those he borrowed stories from. Seems nonsense to assume he stole his material from the experience of others. He was a very accomplished writer and maybe the victim of a lot of jealousy from those who couldn’t make an elephant charge interesting or entertaining.