Authors from around the world have combined their talents in a tribute honoring this one-of-a-kind writer, soldier and statesman, a man of his time, ninety years old in 1996. Contributions include: Joseph Henderson: "The Splendor of the Sun"; Alan McGlashan: "How to be Haveable"; Ian Player: "My Friend Nkunzimlanga"; Jean-Marc Pottiez: "Rainbow Rhapsody"; T.C. Robertson: "A Triad of Landscapes - a Day in the Veld with Laurens"; and numerous other essays and works by Aniela Jaffé, Jonathan Stedall, Harry Wilmer, Jo Wheelright, C.A. Meier, Kathleen Raine and many others.