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Legendary novelist Wilbur Smith dies aged 88

Internationally acclaimed author Wilbur Smith died at his home in South Africa on Nov. 13 after a decades-long career in writing, his office said. He was 88.

With 49 titles under his belt, Smith became a household name, his swashbuckling adventure stories taking readers from tropical islands to the jungles of Africa and even Ancient Egypt and World War II.