HomeGroupsTalkMoreZeitgeist
Search Site
This site uses cookies to deliver our services, improve performance, for analytics, and (if not signed in) for advertising. By using LibraryThing you acknowledge that you have read and understand our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Your use of the site and services is subject to these policies and terms.
Author photo. Alexander McCall Smith, Hobart 25 August 2008

Alexander McCall Smith, Hobart 25 August 2008

Alexander McCall Smith

Author of The No. 1 Ladiesʼ Detective Agency

Includes the names: A Mccall Smith, McCall Smith A., A MC CALL SMITH, A. MacCall Smith, Alxendr McCel Smlth, Alxandr McCall Smth, mccallsmithalexande, Alexan Mccall-Smith, lexanderMcCallSmith, Alexander Mcc Smith ... (see complete list), Alexander McCa Smith, Aleksandar Mekol Smit, Alexander Mcall Smith, Alexander McCall Smth, Alexander McAll Smith, Alexander McCal Smith, Alexande McCall Smith, Alexnader MCCall Smith, Alaxander McCall Smith, Alexander McCall Smith, Alexander Macall Smith, Alexander McCall Smith, Smith Mccall Alexander, Alexander McCall Smith, Alexandre McCall Smith, Alexander McColl Smith, Allexander McCall Smith, Aklexander McCall Smith, Alexander McCall Samith, Alexander MacCall Smith, Alexander Smith; McCall, Alexandeer McCall Smith, Alexander MacCall Smith, by Alexander McCall Smith, Älexander McCall Smith, Smith McCall Smith, Alexander, אלכסנדר מק´קול סמית, אלכסנדר מק'קול סמית, Александр Маккол Смит, Александр Маккол-Смит, Александр Макколл-Смит, Алегзандър Маккол Смит, By (author) Professor Alexander McCall Smith, Alexander McCall McCall Alexander;Smith Smith, アレグザンダー・マコール スミス, Alexander McCall Smith NARRATED BY Davina Porter, アレグザンダー・マコール・スミス, Alexander McCall Smith; (Narrator) Robert Ian Mack, Alexander McCall Smith; Alexander McCall Smith; Mi

MembersReviewsPopularityRatingFavorited   Events   
109,420 (195,973)4,98578 (4.01)260
Alexander McCall Smith was born on August 24, 1948 in Zimbabwe. He was a professor of medical law at the University of Edinburgh, but he left in 2005 to focus on his writing. He has written over 60 books, including specialist academic titles including Forensic Aspects of Sleep and The Criminal Law of Botswana, short story collections including Portuguese Irregular Verbs, and children's books including The Perfect Hamburger. He is best known for the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series. He also writes the Corduroy Mansions, Isabel Dalhousie and 44 Scotland Street series. He has received numerous awards, including The Crime Writers' Association Dagger in the Library Award and the 2004 United Kingdom's Author of the Year Award. His book, The Full Cupboard of Life, received the Saga Award for Wit in the United Kingdom. In 2007, he received a CBE for his services in literature. (Bowker Author Biography) — biography from The No. 1 Ladiesʼ Detective Agency… (more)
The No. 1 Ladiesʼ Detective Agency 13,797 copies, 396 reviews
Tears of the Giraffe 6,917 copies, 156 reviews
Morality for Beautiful Girls 5,973 copies, 102 reviews
The Kalahari Typing School for Men 5,557 copies, 102 reviews
The Full Cupboard of Life 4,745 copies, 86 reviews
In the Company of Cheerful Ladies 4,391 copies, 80 reviews
Blue Shoes and Happiness 3,978 copies, 73 reviews
The Sunday Philosophy Club 3,941 copies, 124 reviews
The Good Husband of Zebra Drive 3,454 copies, 75 reviews
44 Scotland Street 3,329 copies, 119 reviews
The Miracle at Speedy Motors 2,939 copies, 82 reviews
Friends, Lovers, Chocolate 2,472 copies, 62 reviews
Tea Time for the Traditionally Built 2,463 copies, 79 reviews
The Double Comfort Safari Club 1,945 copies, 66 reviews
Espresso Tales 1,894 copies, 49 reviews
The Right Attitude to Rain 1,848 copies, 52 reviews
The Saturday Big Tent Wedding Party 1,529 copies, 66 reviews
Love Over Scotland 1,473 copies, 39 reviews
The Careful Use of Compliments 1,463 copies, 41 reviews
Portuguese Irregular Verbs 1,420 copies, 49 reviews
The World According to Bertie 1,251 copies, 24 reviews
The Comfort of Saturdays 1,123 copies, 36 reviews
The Unbearable Lightness of Scones 1,099 copies, 35 reviews
Corduroy Mansions 1,037 copies, 59 reviews
The Minor Adjustment Beauty Salon 1,037 copies, 59 reviews
The Finer Points of Sausage Dogs 1,008 copies, 22 reviews
La's Orchestra Saves the World 988 copies, 69 reviews
The Lost Art of Gratitude 878 copies, 36 reviews
The Handsome Man's Deluxe Café 860 copies, 48 reviews
The Woman Who Walked in Sunshine 819 copies, 42 reviews
Emma 814 copies, 52 reviews
The Charming Quirks of Others 772 copies, 32 reviews
The Dog Who Came in from the Cold 715 copies, 25 reviews
Precious and Grace 678 copies, 26 reviews
The Importance of Being Seven 612 copies, 24 reviews
The House of Unexpected Sisters 587 copies, 26 reviews
The Forgotten Affairs of Youth 548 copies, 31 reviews
Heavenly Date & Other Flirtations 546 copies, 14 reviews
The Girl Who Married a Lion 538 copies, 14 reviews
The 2½ Pillars of Wisdom 528 copies, 14 reviews
Trains and Lovers 522 copies, 30 reviews
The Department of Sensitive Crimes 519 copies, 29 reviews
Bertie Plays the Blues 502 copies, 25 reviews
The Colours of All the Cattle 494 copies, 24 reviews
The Uncommon Appeal of Clouds 491 copies, 27 reviews
My Italian Bulldozer 481 copies, 24 reviews
Precious and the Monkeys 461 copies, 21 reviews
A Conspiracy of Friends 421 copies, 16 reviews
Sunshine on Scotland Street 407 copies, 19 reviews
To the Land of Long Lost Friends 401 copies, 15 reviews
The Novel Habits of Happiness 378 copies, 13 reviews
Bertie's Guide to Life and Mothers 344 copies, 18 reviews
How to Raise an Elephant 340 copies, 14 reviews
The Forever Girl 324 copies, 17 reviews
The Revolving Door of Life 322 copies, 12 reviews
Unusual Uses for Olive Oil 303 copies, 13 reviews
Akimbo and the Lions 285 copies, 3 reviews
A Distant View of Everything 280 copies, 15 reviews
The Bertie Project 258 copies, 13 reviews
The Joy and Light Bus Company 257 copies, 12 reviews
A Time of Love and Tartan 241 copies, 13 reviews
Akimbo and the Elephants 225 copies, 1 review
The Quiet Side of Passion 224 copies, 12 reviews
The Peppermint Tea Chronicles 207 copies, 10 reviews
The Good Pilot Peter Woodhouse 205 copies, 12 reviews
Chance Developments: Stories 205 copies, 11 reviews
A Song of Comfortable Chairs 192 copies, 10 reviews
The Perils of Morning Coffee 172 copies, 5 reviews
The Geometry of Holding Hands 169 copies, 16 reviews
The Talented Mr. Varg 163 copies, 4 reviews
A Promise of Ankles 150 copies, 8 reviews
Akimbo and the Crocodile Man 140 copies, 3 reviews
Akimbo and the Snakes 137 copies, 3 reviews
Fatty O'Leary's Dinner Party 123 copies, 7 reviews
What W. H. Auden Can Do for You 122 copies, 4 reviews
The Man with the Silver Saab 105 copies, 3 reviews
The Sweet Remnants of Summer 101 copies, 3 reviews
Love in the Time of Bertie 100 copies, 5 reviews
The Cleverness of Ladies 96 copies, 4 reviews
One City (Contributor) 96 copies, 3 reviews
Akimbo and the Baboons 85 copies, 2 reviews
At the Reunion Buffet 75 copies, 5 reviews
The Bursting Balloons Mystery 73 copies, 2 reviews
The Enigma of Garlic 64 copies, 6 reviews
School Ship Tobermory 63 copies, 4 reviews
Sweet, Thoughtful Valentine 56 copies, 2 reviews
The Pavilion in the Clouds 45 copies, 4 reviews
The Spaghetti Tangle 41 copies, 1 review
Freddie Mole, Lion Tamer 40 copies, 1 review
Teacher Trouble 35 copies
Calculator Annie 20 copies, 1 review
Varg in Love 11 copies
Billy Rubbish 8 copies
Boing Boing 8 copies, 1 review
Good Dog Lion 5 copies
Suzy Magician 4 copies
Cook For Me 4 copies
Marzipan Max 3 copies
Emma [excerpts] 3 copies, 1 review
Isabel Dalhousie series 2 copies, 1 review
Travel Tales 2 copies
The tin dog 2 copies
A Woman from Botswana 1 copy, 1 review
Still Life 1 copy
Three Tall Novels 1 copy, 1 review
Monkey Boy 1 copy
rafe suze 1 copy
Pride and Prejudice (Foreword, some editions) 77,671 copies, 1,337 reviews
Excellent Women (Introduction, some editions) 2,647 copies, 120 reviews
The Tiger in the Smoke (Introduction, some editions) 1,364 copies, 47 reviews
High Rising (Introduction, some editions) 662 copies, 42 reviews
Wild Strawberries (Introduction, some editions) 518 copies, 24 reviews
Symposium (Introduction, some editions) 469 copies, 15 reviews
No Rest for the Dead: A Serial Novel (Contributor) 398 copies, 20 reviews
Christmas at Cold Comfort Farm (Introduction, some editions) 291 copies, 12 reviews
The Female Detective (Foreword, some editions) 168 copies, 7 reviews
Mrs Tim Carries On (Introduction, some editions) 147 copies, 4 reviews
Spring Magic (Introduction, some editions) 124 copies, 3 reviews
Mrs. Tim Flies Home (Introduction, some editions) 122 copies, 4 reviews
Mrs. Tim Gets a Job (Introduction, some editions) 117 copies, 4 reviews
Edinburgh: Picturesque Notes (Introduction, some editions) 115 copies, 2 reviews
Smouldering Fire (some editions) 100 copies, 2 reviews
A New Omnibus of Crime (Contributor) 95 copies, 2 reviews
Midsummer Nights (Contributor) 73 copies, 1 review
OxCrimes (Contributor) 71 copies, 7 reviews
Under a Monsoon Cloud (Preface, some editions) 70 copies, 2 reviews
What You Wish For: A Book for Darfur (Contributor) 69 copies
Ox-Tales: Air (Contributor) 67 copies, 3 reviews
Dead Man's Hand: Crime Fiction at the Poker Table (Contributor) 49 copies, 1 review
Imagined Lives: Portraits of Unknown People (Contributor) 45 copies, 3 reviews
The Sunday Night Book Club (Contributor) 39 copies, 1 review
The Mammoth Book of Best British Crime 7 (Contributor) 38 copies, 2 reviews
The Mammoth Book of Best British Crime 8 (Contributor) 27 copies, 2 reviews
The Best British Mysteries 4 (Contributor) 25 copies, 1 review
Tales from African Dreamtime (Introduction) 4 copies

Top members (books)

Member favorites

Members: Ann_R, paulstalder, TamasKiss, SharronA, jeshakespeare, PhyllisH, dvdwlkn, private member, tinksus, mmargironsidemcgean, highlandhermit, erinmuse, PhyllisReads, Shelda17, traceylkb, pickledpython, Shilpaj77, julielb, LouieAndTheLizard, eclecticdodo (show 240 more), MadmaHord, Hermee, LadyoftheLodge, Alliebadger, thegreenmikado, cecile.sune, ZannyW1435, debra_hamel, CDVicarage, AnnetteMcIntyre, merrileegh, avidmom, tdeford, Vivl, reakendera, gflowereliane, jennifer_roo_22, reedread, NancyLuckey, Carole888, nancy.kast, private member, aveys, bearette24, aliena0811, Claire1979, MiddleSchLibrarian, Gillian_77, nuutiaxin, labibi66, prudencegoodwife, johnsimpson, KateKenyon, alam.n, pickupsticks, mamaroux, mikeblyth, mdoris, j.a.lesen, mitznc, MsScarletB, Ruthy.H, quincidence, moonfleur, Lippe, AnnLattinvilleHale, britbrarian, private member, binadaat, wordrowhouse, PamQuerin, mikeg2, Sinklier, arielfl, faithinbookscom, maia471, Cathy712, private member, kttrend, ted74ca, Tiree, DivineMissW, ellenflorman, janglen, AprilBurk, Chriskim, EscapeBookClub, carolineroche, RiversideReader, Yuhbo, sab333, Gilmore53, TomeBoy, sirikh, nrmcguire, sakemiki, lizzy50usa, miaclair, Bitter_Grace, misshalcombe, mast89175, shmjay, wcath, Clara53, fig2, jidgy77, private member, annharison, ConstanceHilliard, dreplogle, dawnmarie, reading2008, rillaJP, marcia925, Kimaoverstreet, corgiiman, rebxraylp, rapago, rightantler, LynnFairchild, tlmiller, monharp, johnston94, bogmommy, soniaandree, sarah-e, pamela17, private member, julienne_preacher, ArthurHastings, telboy1999, PuddinTame, Sosimoes, nearasyouget, jello, private member, elbakerone, breezygrl44, k8tracy, lorimarie, SallyRose, paeking, LonnieJo, iansmom, ConstanceReeder, lauralizabeth, liven, funky_hipo, private member, LibbyC, sbodmer, brive, pythagoras, scheherazade8, mlkasputis, private member, victoriapeak, BiblioBabe, polar-library, preschool8001, capnbob, joyceBl, pagz4u, sarams, plasticexcuse, goodcatmum, Delfi_r, veronicab, mcschlosser, mlhodge, thosgpetri, readlistendream, trevorp, aynar, skullduggery, pioneercynthia, hjjugovic, MentalMap, divyam, kerrlm, private member, Scrabblenut, mwilson.ccpl, debthomson, private member, private member, Gwendolen_North, vadiluc, suziekanshu, snorkmaiden, barblibrarian, slyfox, TheoClarke, Annimaria, salina7, ghardin3567, tronella, Lilibet17, NorahBarnacle, kpierson, knittymama, Robertgreaves, rebcamuse, AlaMich, SirRoger, mhnadel, chazzard, pjjackson, slimcgb, pmarshall, private member, Risako, Daffobint, kristihern, xocg, elleOlove, sarahemmm, cazm, Dutchgirl73, laurelanne, ceili_woman, meyerhoefer, samaree, Alirob, private member, avisannschild, bookheaven, Caffy, AdorkableChris, lovelylibrarylady, Wiskara, JeanCappello, PensiveCat, la_femme_jennifer, fmhos, woctune, knittingfreak, Eruntane, CACers, liberryn2, LizzySiddal, JskyC, hegemor, Doondeck, susanwithagoodbook, bookgeeks, ethelmertz, veryglobal, micketymoc, baffiebabe, tripleblessings, xorscape, FionaCat, WhiteCedar, MichaelS, private member, chocolatedog, goglu, ine1976, aznstarlette

19th century (1,381) Africa (4,782) Alexander McCall Smith (647) audiobook (653) Austen (754) Botswana (4,293) British (1,203) British literature (1,071) classic (3,192) classics (3,094) crime (1,234) crime fiction (550) detective (1,999) ebook (1,004) Edinburgh (1,182) England (1,529) English (541) English literature (928) fiction (20,436) historical fiction (468) humor (2,307) Isabel Dalhousie (489) Jane Austen (1,043) Kindle (636) literature (1,829) love (537) mystery (8,765) No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (1,052) novel (2,483) own (826) philosophy (463) Precious Ramotswe (522) read (2,105) Regency (503) romance (2,650) Scotland (1,963) series (1,560) to-read (4,240) unread (556) women (677)
You must log in to edit Common Knowledge data.
For more help see the Common Knowledge help page.
Canonical name
Legal name
Other names
Date of birth
Date of death
Burial location
Gender
Nationality
Country (for map)
Birthplace
Place of death
Cause of death
Places of residence
Education
Occupations
Relationships
Agents
Organizations
Awards and honors
Short biography
ALEXANDER McCALL SMITH has a double existence. He is a Professor of Medical Law, but also an author who has now written over fifty books on a wide range of subjects. These range from specialist titles such as 'Forensic Aspects of Sleep', (the only book on the subject) to 'The Criminal Law of Botswana' (also the only book on the subject) and from the widely translated 'The Perfect Hamburger' (a children's novel) to 'Portuguese Irregular Verbs' (a collection of stories about eccentric German professors). His collection of African stories, 'Children of Wax', received critical acclaim and has been the subject of an award-winning film.
Disambiguation notice

LibraryThing Early Reviewers Alum

Alexander McCall Smith's book Minor Adjustment Beauty Salon was available from LibraryThing Early Reviewers.

Is this you?

Become a LibraryThing Author.

Member ratings

Average: (4.01)
0.5 73
1 501
1.5 110
2 1628
2.5 637
3 8005
3.5 2796
4 15181
4.5 1534
5 15567

Author pictures (4)

 

(see all 4 author pictures)

Improve this author

Combine/separate works

Author division

Alexander McCall Smith is currently considered a "single author." If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author.

Includes

Alexander McCall Smith is composed of 50 names. You can examine and separate out names.

Combine with…

 

About | Contact | Privacy/Terms | Help/FAQs | Blog | Store | APIs | TinyCat | Legacy Libraries | Early Reviewers | Common Knowledge | 195,028,115 books! | Top bar: Scrolls with page