Alexander McCall Smith



Alexander McCall Smith

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born August 24, 1948
gender male
place of birth Zimbabwe
website http://www.alexandermccallsmith.co.uk/
genre Mystery & Thrillers, Literature & Fiction, Children's Books

about this author

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.

books by Alexander McCall Smith

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avg rating: 3.78 | 30409 ratings | 102 distinct works
Morality for Beautiful Girls Morality for Beautiful Girls (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, Book 3)
by Alexander McCall Smith
avg rating 3.89 — 2551 ratings — published 2003
18 editions
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The Kalahari Typing School for... The Kalahari Typing School for Men (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, Book 4)
by Alexander McCall Smith
avg rating 3.90 — 2054 ratings — published 2003
23 editions
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The Good Husband of Zebra Driv... The Good Husband of Zebra Drive (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, Book 8)
by Alexander McCall Smith
avg rating 3.97 — 1116 ratings — published 2007
15 editions
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The Sunday Philosophy Club The Sunday Philosophy Club (Book 1)
by Alexander McCall Smith
avg rating 3.26 — 1067 ratings — published 2004
24 editions
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44 Scotland Street 44 Scotland Street (Book 1)
by Alexander McCall Smith
avg rating 3.48 — 805 ratings — published 2005
14 editions
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The Miracle at Speedy Motors The Miracle at Speedy Motors (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, Book 9)
by Alexander McCall Smith
avg rating 4.01 — 610 ratings — published 2008
13 editions
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Friends, Lovers, Chocolate Friends, Lovers, Chocolate (Sunday Philosophy Club, Book 2)
by Alexander McCall Smith
avg rating 3.57 — 673 ratings — published 2005
18 editions
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Espresso Tales Espresso Tales (44 Scotland Street, Book 2)
by Alexander McCall Smith
avg rating 3.79 — 456 ratings — published 2006
12 editions
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The Finer Points of Sausage Do... The Finer Points of Sausage Dogs (Paperback)
by Alexander McCall Smith
avg rating 3.74 — 429 ratings — published 2004
8 editions
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The Right Attitude to Rain The Right Attitude to Rain (Sunday Philosophy Club, Book 3)
by Alexander McCall Smith
avg rating 3.68 — 430 ratings — published 2006
14 editions
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quotes by Alexander McCall Smith

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"You can go through life and make new friends every year - every month practically - but there was never any substitute for those friendships of childhood that survive into adult years. Those are the ones in which we are bound to one another with hoops of steel."
Alexander McCall Smith (The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, Book 1))
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"It was time to take the pumpkin out of the pot and eat it. In the final analysis, that was what solved these big problems of life. You could think and think and get nowhere, but you still had to eat your pumpkin. That brought you down to earth. That gave you a reason for going on. Pumpkin."
Alexander McCall Smith
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