José Manuel de Prada-Samper is a renowned, well-published Spanish
folklorist and translator. He came across the Bleek and Lloyd Collection
in the late 1980s and since then has been researching the history and
culture of people living in the Karoo. His most recent work, written
with other scholars, On the Trail of Qing and Orpen, was published in
2016. At present, he is a Research Associate in the Department of
Archaeology at the University of Cape Town. He lives in Barcelona,
Spain with his wife, Helena Cuesta, who is a professional storyteller.
