La 1a agencia de mujeres detectives (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency)

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Maridos que se fugan, hijas peligrosamente volubles, coqueteos sospechosos, estafadores con un encanto singular... Tales son los asuntos que tiene que resolver Precious Ramotswe, la mejor y más conocida detective privada de Botswana. Su propósito no es sólo ser una buena profesional y labrarse un nombre, sino, y sobre todo, hacer felices a sus clientes. Y hasta ahora lo ha conseguido. Un día, se topa con el extraño caso de un niño desaparecido. La investigación va a resultar especialmente difícil, pues alguien está tratando de ponerle una trampa.

"Deliciosa... La cálida humanidad presente en las novelas de McCall Smith es lo que hace que sus lectores repitan." San Francisco Chronicle

"Inteligente y fresca... Logra divertir, sorprender, conmover y, en ocasiones, todo a la vez." Los Angeles Times

Alexander McCall Smith nació en Zimbabwe y estudió allí y en Escocia. Fue profesor en la Universidad de Edimburgo y en 2005 abandonó su carrera académica para dedicarse a escribir. Ha publicado más de sesenta libros, entre los que destaca la serie La 1ª Agencia de Mujeres Detectives, que obtuvo un éxito brutal entre crítica y público y que ha sido adaptada al cine por Anthony Minghella. Son también reseñables sus series de libros 44 Scotland Street y El club filosófico de los domingos.

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ISBN-13: 9788466321921
Publisher: Santillana USA Publishing Company
Publication date: 12/20/2008
Language: Spanish
Pages: 272
Sales rank: 812,935
Series: No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency Series , #1
Product dimensions: 4.90 (w) x 7.40 (h) x 0.80 (d)

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Alexander McCall Smith

Law professor Alexander McCall Smith had already written more than 50 books before inventing the heroine for his No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series: Precious Ramotswe, the only female P.I. in Botswana. The books are as unconventional as their good-humored heroine, who relies on common sense -- and a few tidbits gleaned from Agatha Christie -- to solve her cases.

Biography

Alexander McCall Smith was born in Zimbabwe (then Rhodesia) and went to school in Bulawayo, near the Botswana border. Although he moved to Scotland to attend college and eventually settled in Edinburgh, he always felt drawn to southern Africa and taught law for a while at the University of Botswana. He has written a book on the criminal law of Botswana, and among his successful children's books is a collection of African folk tales, Children of Wax.

Eventually, Smith had an urge to write a novel about a woman who would embody the qualities he admired in the people of Botswana, and the result, The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, was a surprise hit, receiving two special Booker citations and a place on the Times Literary Supplement's International Books of the Year and the Millennium list. "The author's prose has the merits of simplicity, euphony and precision," Anthony Daniels wrote in the Sunday Telegraph. "His descriptions leave one as if standing in the Botswanan landscape. This is art that conceals art. I haven't read anything with such unalloyed pleasure for a long time."

Despite the book's success in the U.K., American publishers were slow to take an interest, and by the time The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency was picked up by Pantheon Books, Smith had already written two sequels. The books went from underground hits to national phenomena in the United States, spawning fan clubs and inspiring celebratory reviews. Smith is also the author of a detective series featuring the insatiably curious philosopher Isabel Dalhousie and the 44 Scotland Street novels, which present a witty portrait of Edinburgh society

In an interview on the publisher's web site, Smith says he thinks the country of Botswana "particularly chimes with many of the values which Americans feel very strongly about -- respect for the rule of law and for individual freedom. I hope that readers will also see in these portrayals of Botswana some of the great traditional virtues in Africa -- in particular, courtesy and a striking natural dignity."

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As a professor at Edinburgh Law School, Smith specializes in criminal law and medical law, and has written about the legal and ethical aspects of euthanasia, medical research, and medical practice.

When he isn't writing books or teaching, Smith finds time to play the bassoon in the candidly named amateur ensemble he co-founded, The Really Terrible Orchestra.

1. Also Known As:
  
  R. A. McCall Smith
2. Hometown:
  
  Edinburgh, Scotland
1. Date of Birth:
  
  August 24, 1948
2. Place of Birth:
  
  Zimbabwe
1. Website:
  
  http://www.randomhouse.com/features/mccallsmith/index.html

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