Bestselling author Wilbur Smith dies at 88 in Cape Town


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MOSCOW: Zambian-born South African novelist Wilbur Smith has died at the age of 88 in Cape Town, reported Sputnik.

"Global bestselling author Wilbur Smith died unexpectedly this afternoon at his Cape Town home after a morning of reading and writing with his wife Niso by his side," a statement issued on Saturday (Nov 13) on the writer’s official website says.

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