Alexander McCall Smith
Forfatter af Damernes Detektivbureau Nr. 1 : roman
Om forfatteren
Alexander McCall Smith was born on August 24, 1948 in Zimbabwe. He was a professor of medical law at the University of Edinburgh, but he left in 2005 to focus on his writing. He has written over 60 books, including specialist academic titles including Forensic Aspects of Sleep and The Criminal Law vis mere of Botswana, short story collections including Portuguese Irregular Verbs, and children's books including The Perfect Hamburger. He is best known for the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series. He also writes the Corduroy Mansions, Isabel Dalhousie and 44 Scotland Street series. He has received numerous awards, including The Crime Writers' Association Dagger in the Library Award and the 2004 United Kingdom's Author of the Year Award. His book, The Full Cupboard of Life, received the Saga Award for Wit in the United Kingdom. In 2007, he received a CBE for his services in literature. (Bowker Author Biography) vis mindre
Image credit: Alexander McCall Smith, Hobart 25 August 2008
Serier
Værker af Alexander McCall Smith
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency / Tears of the Giraffe / Morality for Beautiful Girls / The Kalahari Typing School… (2003) 128 eksemplarer
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency / Tears of the Giraffe / Morality for Beautiful Girls / The Kalahari Typing School… (2005) 117 eksemplarer
Morality for Beautiful Girls / Tears of The Giraffe / In the Company of Cheerful Ladies 29 eksemplarer
Who Built Scotland: A History of the Nation in Twenty-Five Buildings (2017) — Forfatter — 23 eksemplarer
The No 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (Abridged Audio adaptation featuring Adjua Andoh) (2003) 23 eksemplarer
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency / Tears of the Giraffe / Morality for Beautiful Girls (2002) 20 eksemplarer
[unidentified works] 11 eksemplarer
The Private Life of Spies and The Exquisite Art of Getting Even: Stories of Espionage and Revenge 9 eksemplarer
Better than Fiction: True Travel Tales from Great Fiction Writers (Lonely Planet Travel Literature) (2017) 9 eksemplarer
No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency Series (1. The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency. 2. Tears of the Giraffe, 3.… (2020) 8 eksemplarer
Tears of the Giraffe (Mystery) - Intermediate 7 eksemplarer
The Myths (A Short History of Myth / The Penelopiad / Weight / Dream Angus / Helmet of Horror / Lion's Honey) (2006) — Forfatter — 6 eksemplarer
No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency Series 20 Books Collection Box Set by Alexander McCall Smith (Books 1 - 20) (2020) 4 eksemplarer
The Akimbo Adventures: 1 4 eksemplarer
Botswana: In the Footsteps of the No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency with Alexander McCall Smith (2009) 4 eksemplarer
From a Far and Lovely Country: No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (24) (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency Series) 4 eksemplarer
44 Scotland Street: Series 1-3: Full-cast radio adaptations of the much-loved novels (2017) 3 eksemplarer
The No.1 Ladies’ Detective Agency: BBC Radio Casebook Vol. 4: Eight BBC Radio 4 Full-Cast Dramatisations (2019) 3 eksemplarer
The No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency, Volume 1 3 eksemplarer
The Private Life of Spies and The Exquisite Art of Getting Even: Stories of Espionage and Revenge (2023) 3 eksemplarer
The Sunday Philosophy Club / Friends, Lovers, Chocolate / The Right Attitude to Rain / The Careful Use of Compliments /… (2009) 3 eksemplarer
Isabel Dalhousie series 2 eksemplarer
The No.1 Ladies’ Detective Agency: BBC Radio Casebook Vol.3: Seven BBC Radio 4 Full-Cast Dramatisations (2018) 2 eksemplarer
The Exquisite Art of Getting Even 2 eksemplarer
Friends, lovers, chocolate 2 eksemplarer
The Harriet Bean 3-Book Omnibus: The Five Lost Aunts of Harriet Bean; Harriet Bean and the League of Cheats; The… (2013) 2 eksemplarer
No 1 Ladies' Detective Agency: BBC Radio Casebook: BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisations (2017) 2 eksemplarer
The Second Worst Restaurant in France 2 eksemplarer
The Sunday Philosophy Club/Friends, Lovers, Chocolate/The Right Attitude to Rain (2015) 2 eksemplarer
44 Scotland Street 5 Book Collection (44 Scotland Street / Espresso Tales / Love Over Scotland / The World According to… (2005) 2 eksemplarer
My Italian Holiday 2 eksemplarer
The uncommon appeal of clouds 1 eksemplar
From a Far and Lovely Country: No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (24) (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency Series) 1 eksemplar
At the villa of reduced circumstances 1 eksemplar
No. 1 ladies' detective agency, The 1 eksemplar
The dog who came in from the cold 1 eksemplar
Štedljivo s komplimentima 1 eksemplar
Marvellous Mix-ups 1 eksemplar
A conspiracy of friends 1 eksemplar
FULL CUPBOARD OF LIFE. 1 eksemplar
The lost art of gratitude 1 eksemplar
The comforts of a muddy Saturday 1 eksemplar
44 Scotland Street Series 5 Books Collection Set By Alexander Mccall Smith (The Bertie Project, The Revolving Door Of… (2019) 1 eksemplar
Bertie and the Theology of Christmas 1 eksemplar
The unbearable lightness of scones 1 eksemplar
East Coast Stories 1 eksemplar
Trams, and Other Big Questions 1 eksemplar
A Woman from Botswana 1 eksemplar
Het Beste Boek 269: Graan / Het Meisje Dat Geluk Had / Met Alle Geweld / Het Orkest Sat de Wereld Redt — Forfatter — 1 eksemplar
From a Far and Distant Country 1 eksemplar
The Number One Ladies' Detective Agency 1 eksemplar
Fourtyfour Scotland Street 1 eksemplar
Good Morning Killer 1 eksemplar
5 Books! #6-10 ~In the Company of Cheerful Ladies,~Blue Shoes and Happiness,~The Good Husband of Zebra Drive,~The… (2009) 1 eksemplar
The Ceremony 1 eksemplar
The Return of Note 1 eksemplar
A Goose For Christmas 1 eksemplar
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency Books 5-8 1 eksemplar
3 Books: Professor Dr. von Igelfeld Entertainment Series Set - Portuguese Irregular Verbs, The Finer Points of Sausage… (1960) 1 eksemplar
He Loved to Go for Drives with his Father 1 eksemplar
Trees that Made the Sound of the Sea, The 1 eksemplar
Three Tall Novels 1 eksemplar
Animal Intelligence 1 eksemplar
44 Scotland Street Collection (The Unbearable Lightness of Scones, The World According to Bertie, Love Over Scotland)… (2007) 1 eksemplar
The Best of The No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency 1 eksemplar
Still Life 1 eksemplar
Associated Works
Swami and Friends / The Bachelor of Arts / The Dark Room / The English Teacher (1935) — Introduktion — 214 eksemplarer
The Lineup: The World's Greatest Crime Writers Tell the Inside Story of Their Greatest Detectives (2009) — Bidragyder — 206 eksemplarer
Mr. Sampath: The Printer of Malgudi / The Financial Expert / Waiting for the Mahatma (1948) — Introduktion — 137 eksemplarer
The Book Lovers' Appreciation Society: Breast Cancer Care Short Story Collection (2009) — Bidragyder — 91 eksemplarer
The No. 1 Ladies's Detective Agency: The Complete First Season (2009) — Original novel — 64 eksemplarer
100 Journeys for the Spirit: Sacred, Inspiring, Mysterious, Enlightening (2010) — Bidragyder — 53 eksemplarer
New Beginnings: New Writing from Bestselling Authors Sold in Aid of the Indian Ocean Tsunami Earthquake Charities (2005) — Bidragyder — 44 eksemplarer
Livros Condensados: O Miradouro | O Jardineiro Francês | A Última Aula | A Orquestra de La Salva o Mundo (2010) — Forfatter — 5 eksemplarer
Australian Reader's Digest Select Editions: Assegai • La's Orchestra Saves the World • Envy the Night • The… (2009) — Forfatter — 4 eksemplarer
Reader's Digest Select Editions: Assegai • La's Orchestra Saves the World • Envy the Night • For the Love of… (2009) — Forfatter — 3 eksemplarer
Australian Reader's Digest Select Editions: The Murder Artist / Start From Here / At Risk / The No.1 Ladies' Detective… (2005) 2 eksemplarer
Livros Condensados: Nada a perder | A Orquestra de La salva o mundo | A pirâmide | A garota que caçava a lua — Forfatter — 1 eksemplar
Det Bästas Bokval (2005) vol 240 : Nattväktarna; Nätterna vid havet; Kodex; Damernas detektivbyrå — Forfatter — 1 eksemplar
Satte nøgleord på
Almen Viden
- Juridisk navn
- McCall Smith, R. Alexander
- Fødselsdato
- 1948-08-24
- Køn
- male
- Nationalitet
- UK
- Fødested
- Bulawayo, Zimbabwe (then Southern Rhodesia)
- Bopæl
- Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Botswana
Swaziland
Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK - Uddannelse
- University of Edinburgh (LL.B|PhD)
Christian Brothers College, Bulawayo - Erhverv
- author
novelist
writer
professor (Medical Law) - Organisationer
- The Really Terrible Orchestra
Royal Society of Edinburgh (Fellow ∙ 2001) - Priser og hædersbevisninger
- Order of the British Empire (Commander, 2006)
British Book Award (Author of the Year, 2004)
Edinburgh University's School of Law, Honorary Degree of Doctor of Laws, 2007 - Agent
- Caroline Walsh (David Higham Associates)
- Kort biografi
- ALEXANDER McCALL SMITH has a double existence. He is a Professor of Medical Law, but also an author who has now written over fifty books on a wide range of subjects. These range from specialist titles such as 'Forensic Aspects of Sleep', (the only book on the subject) to 'The Criminal Law of Botswana' (also the only book on the subject) and from the widely translated 'The Perfect Hamburger' (a children's novel) to 'Portuguese Irregular Verbs' (a collection of stories about eccentric German professors). His collection of African stories, 'Children of Wax', received critical acclaim and has been the subject of an award-winning film.
Medlemmer
Discussions
March Read - NO SPOILERS - The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency i The Green Dragon (marts 2013)
March Read - Spoilers - The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency i The Green Dragon (marts 2013)
#1 Ladies Detective Agency i All Books Africa (maj 2009)
Anmeldelser
Som altid hyggeligt selskab. Mere er der vel egentlig ikke at sige...
Lister
Next in Series (1)
AlphaKIT: Brown (1)
Unread books (1)
Sonlight Books (1)
Favourite Books (1)
A Novel Cure (3)
Africa (3)
Books Read in 2019 (10)
Carole's List (12)
Detective Stories (14)
Comfort Reads (1)
Latin America (1)
Favorite Series (2)
Urban Fiction (2)
Latin America (1)
Hæderspriser
Måske også interessante?
Associated Authors
Statistikker
- Værker
- 288
- Also by
- 48
- Medlemmer
- 110,445
- Popularitet
- #76
- Vurdering
- 4.0
- Anmeldelser
- 3,315
- ISBN
- 3,253
- Sprog
- 37
- Udvalgt
- 260
Mma Ramotswe arver en kvæghjord fra sin far. Hun er omkring de 30, og hun har allerede et ulykkeligt ægteskab bag sig, fordi hendes formidable evne til at bedømme mennesker svigtede hende, da hun havde allermest brug for det. Det har nu ikke slået hende ud. Hun sælger kvæget og investerer i et kontor, en sekretær og en lille varevogn, så hun kan komme i gang.
Bogen har ikke én gennemgående sag, der langsomt trevles op. En heksedoktors arbejde på skyggesiden af det moderne, afrikanske demokrati dukker op flere gange, men fokus er på Mma Ramotswes baggrund og en række forskellige sager, som hun opklarer med list. Det handler mest om at skaffe sig den nødvendige viden og så få skurkene til at afsløre sig selv.
Ofte er det helt banale sager om utroskab og forsikringssvindel, men Smith fortæller dem med humor. Man føler sig simpelthen i godt selskab med hovedpersonerne, og mange af de skurke, der bevæger sig ind og ud af handlingen, er også meget menneskelige. Nogle af dem også sympatiske.
Jeg har ikke tidligere læst krimier, der foregår i Botswana, og jeg kender for lidt til Afrika til at kunne vurdere, om der tegnes et realistisk billede af landet. Men det virker troværdigt, og det er dejligt at læse en historie derfra, der tager udgangspunkt i ganske almindeligt dagligliv frem for i krig, undertrykkelse eller apartheid.
Det bliver ikke mit sidste bekendtskab med Damernes Detektivbureau, men jeg håber nu alligevel, at Smith skruer lidt op for krimielementet næste gang.… (mere)