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  <name><![CDATA[Alexander McCall Smith]]></name>
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  <about><![CDATA[Alexander McCall Smith is the author of over sixty books on a wide array of subjects.

For many years he was Professor of Medical Law at the University of Edinburgh and served on national and international bioethics bodies. Then in 1999 he achieved global recognition for his award-winning No.1 Ladies’ Detective Agency series, and thereafter devoted his time to the writing of fiction, including the 44 Scotland Street and the von Igelfeld series.

His books have been translated into forty-two languages. He lives in Edinburgh with his wife Elizabeth, a doctor.]]></about>    <gender>male</gender>  <hometown>Bulawayo (formerly the British colony of Southern Rhodesia)</hometown>  <born_at>08/24/1948</born_at>    
  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, #1)]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Alexander McCall Smith]]></name>
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  <average_rating>3.64</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>19142</ratings_count>
  <published>1998</published>  
  
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        <book id="7039">
  <title><![CDATA[Tears of the Giraffe (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, #2)]]></title>
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    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Alexander McCall Smith]]></name>
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  <average_rating>3.88</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>6772</ratings_count>
  <published>2002</published>  
  
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        <book id="7035">
  <title><![CDATA[Morality for Beautiful Girls (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, #3)]]></title>
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    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Alexander McCall Smith]]></name>
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  <average_rating>3.90</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>6382</ratings_count>
  <published>1998</published>  
  
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        <book id="7036">
  <title><![CDATA[The Kalahari Typing School for Men (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, #4)]]></title>
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    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Alexander McCall Smith]]></name>
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  <average_rating>3.92</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>5404</ratings_count>
  <published>2003</published>  
  
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        <book id="97898">
  <title><![CDATA[The Full Cupboard of Life (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, #5)]]></title>
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    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Alexander McCall Smith]]></name>
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  <average_rating>3.95</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>4562</ratings_count>
  <published>1998</published>  
  
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        <book id="28184">
  <title><![CDATA[Blue Shoes and Happiness (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, #7)]]></title>
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    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Alexander McCall Smith]]></name>
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  <average_rating>3.98</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>4123</ratings_count>
  <published>2006</published>  
  
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        <book id="7053">
  <title><![CDATA[In the Company of Cheerful Ladies (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, #6)]]></title>
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    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Alexander McCall Smith]]></name>
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  <average_rating>4.00</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>3483</ratings_count>
  <published>2005</published>  
  
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        <book id="7058">
  <title><![CDATA[The Good Husband of Zebra Drive (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, #8)]]></title>
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    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Alexander McCall Smith]]></name>
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  <average_rating>3.97</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>3366</ratings_count>
  <published>2006</published>  
  
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        <book id="1605034">
  <title><![CDATA[The Miracle at Speedy Motors (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, #9)]]></title>
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    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Alexander McCall Smith]]></name>
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  <average_rating>3.98</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>2815</ratings_count>
  <published>2008</published>  
  
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        <book id="15904">
  <title><![CDATA[The Sunday Philosophy Club (Sunday Philosophy Club, #1)]]></title>
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    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Alexander McCall Smith]]></name>
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  <average_rating>3.28</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>2758</ratings_count>
  <published>2004</published>  
  
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