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The Seed and the Sower is a book by Laurens van der Post about the experiences of two British officers as prisoners of war under Japanese captors, exploring the complex relationships that form in captivity. While the book was originally published in 1963, a version was printed by Penguin Books in 1983. What follows is the story of two British officers whose spirit the Japanese try to break. Yet out of all the violence and misery strange bonds are forged between prisoners – and their gaolers. In a battle for survival that becomes a battle of contrasting wills and philosophies as the intensity of the men’s relationships develop.

Sir Laurens Jan van der Post, CBE (13 December 1906 – 15 December 1996) was a South African Afrikaner writer, farmer, soldier, educator, journalist, humanitarian, philosopher, explorer and conservationist. He was noted for his interest in Jungianism and the Kalahari Bushmen, his experiences during World War II, as well as his relationships with notable figures such as King Charles III and British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. After his death, there was controversy over claims that he had exaggerated many aspects of his life, as well as his sexual abuse and impregnation of a 14-year-old girl.