Angela Merkel retires from public life A few thoughts on the subject of writers, and filmed books The writer Wilbur Smith has died. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-59278275; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilbur_Smith I think that I have only read one or two of his books, long ago, in the 1970s. He sold 140 million copies altogether. When I visited Rhodesia in 1977, … Continue reading Diary Blog, 14 November 2021, with a few thoughts about writers and films