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South African novelist (1933–2021)

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Born: Wilbur Addison Smith , ( 1933-01-09 ) 9 January 1933 , Ndola , Northern Rhodesia (now Zambia )
Died: 13 November 2021 (2021-11-13) (aged 88), Cape Town , Western Cape , South Africa
Occupation: Novelist
Genre: Nature , adventure
Notable works: When the Lion Feeds , The Dark of the Sun , Shout at the Devil , The Sunbird , Eagle in the Sky
Spouse: Anne Rennie (1957–1962), Jewell Slabbart (1964 – unknown date), Danielle Thomas (1971–1999), Mokhiniso Rakhimova (2000–2021)

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Official website: wilbursmithbooks.com
Image: Wilbur Smith in Sydney.jpg

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date of birth: 1933-01-09
birth name: Wilbur Addison Smith
name in native language: Wilbur Smith
start of work period: 1964-00-00
social media followers: 4096
date of death: 2021-11-13
end of work period: 2021-00-00

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Wilbur Addison Smith (9 January 1933 – 13 November 2021) was a Rhodesian-born British-South African novelist specializing in historical fiction about international involvement in Southern Africa across four centuries.

He gained a film contract with his first published novel, When the Lion Feeds, which encouraged him to become a full-time writer. He went on to write three long chronicles of the South African experience, which became best-sellers. He acknowledged his publisher Charles Pick's advice to "write about what you know best"; his work focuses on southern African ways of life, with emphasis on hunting, mining, romance, and conflict.