José Manuel de Prada-Samper

José Manuel de Prada-Samper is a folklore expert, research associate at the Department of Archaeology of the University of Cape Town and author of books such as The man who cursed the wind, Adam and the Water Maiden and, in collaboration with other scholars, On the Trail of Qing and Orpen. De Prada-Samper lives in Barcelona.

Author's books

Fading Footprints

In search of South Africa’s first people

Part historical detective story, part memoir, Fading Footprints traces the author’s journey into the magical folklore of the /xam hunter-gatherers of the Upper Karoo. Through archival research and on field trips in South Africa, De Prada-Samper reveals the tragic scope of the genocide of the /xam San by European colonisers.