I shot my first lion at the age of 14 when a pride threatened my father's livestock while he was away on holiday.
Wilbur SmithHerbert, my father, was born in Britain but went out to Africa in his teens to join his father and built up an 18,000-acre ranch in what was then Northern Rhodesia, providing work for the locals. He was my hero when I was a boy.
Wilbur SmithI am a closet birdwatcher. I can identify Southern African species, but it irks me I can barely tell a jay from a blackbird in the U.K.
Wilbur SmithIt's probably true that everyone has a book in them, although it may not be a very good one.
Wilbur Smith