The Sheltering Desert

Posted on 13 April 2017 by Henno Martin

Threatened with Internment for the duration of World War II, two young German geologists, Henno Martin and Hermann Korn, sought refuge in the Namib Desert and lived a Robinson Crusoe existence for two and a half years How they mastered their situation, what they did, thought and observed are the subject of The Sheltering Desert In it lies the vastness of the landscape, the clear skies, nature s silence in the joy or suffering of her creatures, and the stillness in which the reader, too, may take refuge from the wrongs of civilization. New Download Books The Sheltering Desert By Henno Martin – kino-fada.fr This was one of my absolute favourite reads of 2011 I discovered it while researching a trip to Namibia, and I don t know how I missed this important travel classic.It s the story of two German geologists in Namibia at the start of World War Two Henno Martin, Hermann Korn, and their dog Otto They watched from a distance as a self destructive madness engu...Oh, this was beautiful I started it on my flight out to Namibia and finished it on the flight back It acted as a fantastic introduction to what I was going to see, and then my own experiences added a whole extra joy to reading the second half Part survival story, part naturalist s reflections, Martin recounts his experiences with his good friend and colleague as they hid in the Namib desert to avoid being swept up in WWII There are some odd meandering philosophical ramblings, especially towa Oh, this was beautiful I started it on my flight out to Namibia and finished it on the flight back It acted as a fantastic introduction to what I was going to see, and then my own experiences added a whole extra joy to reading the second half Part...What a tough couple of blokes Two and a half years in the Namib desert, living off the land, through droughts, sandstorms, and extreme hunger I was impressed by their tenacity, but I was also aware that there was no way I could live such a savage and primitive life I did find the philosophical discussions a little heavy going, but perhaps that is a reflection of the author being a scientist, and also the translation from Germa...This is one of the best books i have read on the Natural History of Southern Africa Poetry at times is simply beautiful.This is the true story of two German geologists who hid from the Nazis in the Namibian desert during World War II I read this book after a trip to Namibia On a drive from Sossusvlei to Swapkomund, our guide from Tracking Namibia Safaris showed us a cave where the two geologists lived From the description in the book, I m pretty sure it was the first cave In spite of the problems with scanning the book to an ebook, resulting in some of the words turning to gibberish and even a page or two co This is the true story of two German geologists who hid from the Nazis in the Namibian desert during World War II I read this book after a trip to Namibia On a drive from Sossusvlei to Swapkomund, our guide from Tracking Namibia Safaris showed us a cave where the two geologists lived From the description in the book, I m pretty sure it was the first cave In spite of the problems with scanning the book to an ebook, resulting in some of the words turning to gibberish and even a page or two completely missing, I found this tale fascinating I enjoyed learning about how the men struggled to survive and the solutions they found to the challenges they faced It was wonderful that I could picture many of the areas in the book after ...There are two distinct sides to this book First, it s a tale of the logistics of survival how to plant a garden in the desert, skin a gemsbok, deter a hyena, avoid capture by the authorities, and always, always look for water but also a meditation on the true nature of mankind and whether humanity can be redeemed.Sound heavy It sort of is I wouldn t say this book was an action packed page turner, but every so often, a description would be so beautiful, or a philosophical argument would ac There are two distinct sides to this book First, it s a tale of the logistics of survival how to plant a garden in the desert, skin a gemsbok, deter a hyena, avoid capture by the authorities, and always, always look for water but also a meditation on the true nature of mankind and whether ...We bought thus book while driving through the Namib desert This makes itspecial to read, but is also the reason why I finished it I thought it would focus on surviving in de desertIt was too philosophical for my taste Nonetheless I enjoyed reading it However, it is a book you really have to b...A fascinating story of the adventure of two men hiding out in the Namib desert What a unique perspective of the harshness and beauty of desert life The author spends a lot of time contemplating evolution and natural selection, seems to indicate that the complexity of life cannot be sufficie...Everything is evil which tends to rob man of his capacity to judge and to compel him to any kind of uniform instinctive behavior, and such a tendency must inevitably lead to his extinction as shown by all the other extinct forms of life And i...This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers To view it, click here very repetitivehow old were they not much about their family beforehand,Henno Martin s memories of living in the Namib desert in Southern Africa with his friend Hermann and the dog Otto from 1939 to 1942.They, being German origin, decide to escape a possible internation b...

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13 April 2017

Henno Martin