Alexander McCall Smith (theme inspiration, literary source)

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children's writer human legal scholar novelist short story writer

Alexander McCall Smith is a Scottish author best known for creating the popular "The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency" series of novels set in Botswana.

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instanceOf children's writer ⓘ
human ⓘ
legal scholar ⓘ
novelist ⓘ
short story writer ⓘ
academicDegree PhD in law ⓘ
awardReceived British Book Awards Author of the Year NERFINISHED ⓘ
CBE NERFINISHED ⓘ
Order of the British Empire ⓘ
countryOfBirth Southern Rhodesia NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom ⓘ
Zimbabwe NERFINISHED ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1948-08-24 ⓘ
educatedAt University of Edinburgh ⓘ
employer University of Edinburgh NERFINISHED ⓘ
ethnicGroup Scottish ⓘ
familyName McCall Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ
fieldOfWork law ⓘ
literature ⓘ
genre children's literature ⓘ
crime fiction ⓘ
detective fiction ⓘ
literary fiction ⓘ
philosophical fiction ⓘ
givenName Alexander ⓘ
hasSeries 44 Scotland Street series NERFINISHED ⓘ
Corduroy Mansions series NERFINISHED ⓘ
Professor Dr von Igelfeld series NERFINISHED ⓘ
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series NERFINISHED ⓘ
The Sunday Philosophy Club series NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasWritingStyle character-driven narratives ⓘ
episodic structure ⓘ
light-hearted tone ⓘ
influencedBy Botswana culture NERFINISHED ⓘ
Edinburgh NERFINISHED ⓘ
inspirationFor literary tours in Edinburgh ⓘ
tourism interest in Botswana ⓘ
inspiredBy Botswana landscapes NERFINISHED ⓘ
Botswana social customs ⓘ
Edinburgh social life ⓘ
everyday conversations ⓘ
legal ethics ⓘ
philosophy ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
literarySourceFor The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency radio adaptations NERFINISHED ⓘ
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency television adaptation NERFINISHED ⓘ
stage adaptations of The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency ⓘ
name Alexander McCall Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableWork 44 Scotland Street NERFINISHED ⓘ
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 jurist ⓘ
novelist ⓘ
professor ⓘ
writer ⓘ
placeOfBirth Bulawayo NERFINISHED ⓘ
positionHeld Professor of Medical Law ⓘ
residence Edinburgh NERFINISHED ⓘ
settingOfWork Botswana NERFINISHED ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ
themeInWorks African culture ⓘ
community life ⓘ
ethical dilemmas ⓘ
everyday morality ⓘ
female empowerment ⓘ
gentle humor ⓘ

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The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency → composer → Alexander McCall Smith (theme inspiration, literary source) ⓘ