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Wilbur Smith’s Kind of Cape Town

April 28th, 2009 by Rene

AssegaiWilbur SmithWilbur Smith’s success as an author of popular fiction may have come at a price, but it was one he was quite willing – and able – to pay.

The author, whose latest book, Assegai, still tops the SA charts, was born in Zambia but got started in Zimbabwe, where he was working as a chartered accountant. Now, he probably hires them by the dozen.

Here’s Smith’s “twenty questions” take on life, Cape Town and everything:
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