Alexander McCall Smith
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Alexander McCall Smith is a Scottish author best known for his internationally popular "The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency" series of mystery novels set in Botswana.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Alexander McCall Smith canonical | 1 |
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| instanceOf |
author
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children's writer ⓘ human ⓘ legal scholar ⓘ novelist ⓘ short story writer ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
CBE
NERFINISHED
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Order of the British Empire ⓘ Saltire Society Scottish Book of the Year Award NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthCountry | Southern Rhodesia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1948-08-24 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Bulawayo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| countryOfResidence | Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt | University of Edinburgh ⓘ |
| employer | University of Edinburgh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | McCall Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
law
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literature ⓘ |
| genre |
children's literature
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detective fiction ⓘ mystery fiction ⓘ |
| givenName | Alexander ⓘ |
| hasSeries |
44 Scotland Street series
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Corduroy Mansions series NERFINISHED ⓘ Isabel Dalhousie series NERFINISHED ⓘ The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series NERFINISHED ⓘ The Sunday Philosophy Club series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy | P. G. Wodehouse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| name | Alexander McCall Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | Scottish ⓘ |
| notableWork |
44 Scotland Street
NERFINISHED
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Morality for Beautiful Girls NERFINISHED ⓘ Tears of the Giraffe NERFINISHED ⓘ The Kalahari Typing School for Men NERFINISHED ⓘ The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency NERFINISHED ⓘ The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series NERFINISHED ⓘ The Sunday Philosophy Club NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
lawyer
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professor ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Professor of Medical Law ⓘ |
| residence | Edinburgh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingOfWork |
Botswana
NERFINISHED
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Edinburgh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workLocation | Edinburgh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writingStyle |
character-driven narratives
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gentle humour ⓘ |
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