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Alexander McCall Smith

アレクサンダー・マッコール・スミス

Arekusandā Makkōru Sumisu

別名: Sir Alexander McCall Smith / Sandy

プロフィール

性別
男性
生誕
1948-08-24 (Bulawayo, Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe))
国籍
British, Zimbabwean
言語
English
宗教
Unknown
居住地歴
Bulawayo, Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) → Edinburgh, Scotland → Botswana

経歴

職業
Professor of medical law, Writer
活動期間
1970年〜
所属
University of Edinburgh School of Law, University of Botswana, Queen's University Belfast
所属団体
Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (FRSE), Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature (FRSL)

学歴

Christian Brothers College, Bulawayo
期間: 幼少期~17歳
卒業年: 1965
国: Southern Rhodesia
High school
University of Edinburgh
Faculty of Law / School of Law
学位: LLB, PhD
期間: 1965年~
卒業年: 1971
国: United Kingdom
LLB, PhD, Emeritus Professor

受賞歴

Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
2007
主催: British Government
結果: 受章
Knight Bachelor
2024
主催: British Government
結果: 受章
Honorary Doctor of Laws
2007
主催: University of Edinburgh
結果: 授与
Honorary Doctor of Letters
2015
主催: University of St Andrews
結果: 授与
Golden Plate Award
2009
主催: American Academy of Achievement
結果: 受賞

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency

1998年 Crime fiction

The first in the series featuring Precious Ramotswe, a female detective in Gaborone, Botswana.

MoralityFriendshipAfrican culture
翻訳
  • Translated into Japanese

全著作

  • See Alexander McCall Smith bibliography on Wikipedia

作風・主題

文体
Prolific outputHumorous and gentle narrative styleCharacter-driven stories
頻出モチーフ
Everyday moral dilemmasAfrican customsKindness and empathy

評価・遺産

Former medical law professor turned prolific fiction writer, best known for the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series, with over 40 million copies sold in English and translations into 46 languages.

豆知識

  • Amateur bassoonist who co-founded The Really Terrible Orchestra.
  • Helped found Botswana's first opera training centre, Number 1 Ladies' Opera House.
  • Purchased the uninhabited Cairns of Coll islets to preserve them as a wildlife sanctuary.