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This first print run of the first edition of my first novel, 'When The Lion Feeds.' back in 1964, is so rare it can fetch several thousand pounds at auction. I always wanted to be an author, and I decided to write about what I knew.
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"This first print run of the first edition of my first novel, 'When The Lion Feeds.' back in 1964, is so rare it can fetch several thousand pounds at auction. I always wanted to be an author, and I decided to write about what I knew."
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This first print run of the first edition of my first novel, 'When The Lion Feeds.' back in 1964, is so rare it can fetch several thousand pounds at auction. I always wanted to be an author, and I decided to write about what I knew. — Wilbur Smith

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Wilbur Smith was a Novelist from Zambia (1933–2021).

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Who said "This first print run of the first edition of my first novel, 'When The Lion Fee…"?
This quote is attributed to Wilbur Smith, a Novelist from Zambia.
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Wilbur Smith lived from 1933 – 2021.