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The Sunbird
''The Sunbird'' is a 1972 novel by Wilbur Smith about an archeological dig.〔(''The Sunbird'' ) at Wilbur Smith's page〕
The novel was a favourite of Smith's, who claimed it was heavily influenced by H. Rider Haggard.〔(Interview with Wilbur Smith ) accessed 14 March 2013〕 Smith:
It was a very important book for me in my development as a writer because at that stage I was starting to become enchanted by the lure of Hollywood. There had been some movies made of my books and I thought "whoa, what a way to go… All that money!" and I thought "hold on - am I a scriptwriter or am I a real writer?" Writing a book that could never be filmed was my declaration of independence. I made it so diffuse, with different ages and brought characters back as different entities. It was a complex book, it gave me a great deal of pleasure but that was the inspiration - to break free.〔("Wilbur Smith answers your questions", ''BBC News'', 6 April 2009 ) accessed 14 March 2013〕
Academic Martin Hall has criticized ''The Sunbird'' for its inherent stance against African nationalism and implicit defense of white rule in southern Africa.〔Martin Hall, "The Legend of the Lost City; Or, the Man with Golden Balls". ''Journal of Southern African Studies'', Vol. 21, No. 2 (Jun., 1995), pp. 179-199.〕
Progressive death metal/rock band Opeth took its name from the word "Opet", which in the novel is the name of a fictional Phoenician city in South Africa and whose name is translated as "City of the Moon".
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