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Top Billing meets writer Wilbur Smith
Top Billing meets writer Wilbur Smith
The legendary African author Wilbur Smith invites Top Billing into his home and tells us about his extraordinary life and his new novel Desert God.
In this Top Billing exclusive, Nico visits the acclaimed author Wilbur Smith at his South African home. With about 50 years of writing experience and over 130 million books sold, Wilbur has quite the collection to show off to Nico. He shares some of his most prized memorabilia and relates anecdotes from the 1960s when he started out as a young writer. His work has been translated into 26 languages, he’s signed a ground-breaking deal to co-author six new books and at 81 he’s happily married, still travels the world and remains on top of his game. Find out how he does it and what his advice is to young writers while recapping his career thus far.
Join us for an intimate chat with the world renowned author Wilbur Smith this Thursday on SABC3 at 20:30.