Wilbur Smith

South African novelist (1933–2021)

Fame55.7
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Lived 1933–2021, aged 88

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45 languages
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1933–2021
Aged 88
Known for
Dark of the Sun
1968

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Updated 2026-06-20

Wilbur Addison Smith was a Rhodesian-born British-South African novelist specializing in historical fiction about international involvement in Southern Africa across four centuries.

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Wilbur Smith
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