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The world of Precious Ramotswe.(Devine)
Fine fellows, cannibals--in their place. They were men one could work with and I am grateful to them. And, after all, they did not eat each other before my face: they had brought along a provision of hippo meat which went rotten, and made the mystery of the wilderness stink in my nostrils. Phoo! I can sniff it now.
--Joseph Conrad, The Heart of Darkness
WHEN EVE ABBEY displayed Alexander McCall Smith's Botswana novels in the window of her Sydney bookshop a few weeks ago I felt that my privacy had been invaded. Even violated.
Jane Fraser, an expatriate African and herself a comic novelist of high elan, had introduced me to McCall Smith and his ...
- `No. 1' sleuth's fame reaches Botswana.(Alexander McCall Smith's Mma Precious...
- Newspaper article from: Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL) Goering, Laurie June 19, 2005 700+ words
...fictitious citizen: Mma Precious Ramotswe, the "traditionally built...But with author Alexander McCall Smith's books now set to be...old schoolboy friend of McCall Smith's, got started doing...who, after a dinner with McCall Smith, ended up as a character...
- Peter Wimsey and Precious Ramotswe: castaway detectives and companionate...
- Magazine article from: Christianity and Literature LaGrand, Virginia Mattson, Craig E. June 22, 2007 700+ words
...woman be a detective?" Mma Precious Ramotswe responds "with dignity...Agatha Christie?'" (McCall Smith 209). (1) This linguistic...2) But Sayers's and McCall Smith's wedding of the detective...whodunit tradition. Sayers and McCall Smith not only continue the evolution...
- Africa's `No. 1' sleuth Move over Miss Marple, Mma Precious Ramotswe is on the...
- Newspaper article from: The Boston Herald Herbert, Rosemary October 4, 2002 700+ words
...In this engaging mystery, author Alexander McCall Smith chronicles the adventures of the wise, resourceful...unforgettable private detective Mma(pronounced Ma) Precious Ramotswe. The African-born Smith, 54, said the "traditionally...
- `The Sunday Philosophy Club' by Alexander McCall Smith; `Island Tempest' by...
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service Hellmuth, Ann October 28, 2004 700+ words
...an Edinburgh concert hall in Alexander McCall Smith's ``The Sunday Philosophy Club...herself. Isabel is the latest creation of McCall Smith, whose previous heroine, Precious Ramotswe of The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency...
- `The Sunday Philosophy Club' by Alexander McCall Smith; `Island Tempest' by...
- Newspaper article from: Orlando Sentinel (Orlando, FL) October 27, 2004 700+ words
...an Edinburgh concert hall in Alexander McCall Smith's ``The Sunday Philosophy Club...herself. Isabel is the latest creation of McCall Smith, whose previous heroine, Precious Ramotswe of The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency...
- McCall Smith script is Newman's final role
- Newspaper article from: The Scotsman Tim Cornwell; David Robinson July 31, 2009 700+ words
...for meerkats," said McCall Smith. "And in their connections...Joe Oppenheimer said McCall Smith was approached at the...into Botswana, where McCall Smith set the adventures...fictional detective, Precious Ramotswe. The 83-minute U...
- A ladies' detective man; Alexander McCall Smith.
- Magazine article from: The Economist (US) August 21, 2004 700+ words
...woman in the life of Precious Ramotswe's creator CHORTLING...Panama hat, Alexander McCall Smith admits feeling daunted...gentle adventures of Precious Ramotswe, Botswana's answer...spawning interest in Mr McCall Smith's considerable...
- Hits, misses from Alexander McCall Smith
- Newspaper article from: Sunday Gazette-Mail Julia Keller August 30, 2009 700+ words
...delectable series by Alexander McCall Smith, chronicling the thoughts and...that order of frequency - of Precious Ramotswe, a woman ample of girth and...clients. But here's the rub: McCall Smith has several other series simmering...
Source: HighBeam Research, The world of Precious Ramotswe.(Devine)