So, writing about untroubled people is simply recognising reality! Quite apart from that, I think that many people prefer the company of fictional characters whom they like, and fictional characters who are aggressive or difficult are not necessarily the best of company.Īlexander McCall Smith. I resist that because I think that a troubled investigator is perhaps a bit obvious, and also it is surely the case that most people are not excessively troubled anyway. I think there is always a bit of a temptation to describe one’s characters as troubled. Miss Marple (who was written in a much earlier time) and Mma Precious Ramotswe (despite her history) are among the rare ones who come to mind to not fall into that mould. In the run-up to JLF, McCall Smith answered a few questions about his writing and his most popular series, in an email interview.Ī lot of female detective/investigator protagonists in contemporary pop culture tend to be written as troubled characters. Prolific writer that he is, McCall Smith is also a favourite at literary festivals the world over, and this week, will be at the Zee Jaipur Literature Festival 2019.
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Nineteen books in an internationally bestselling series may be their life's work for some, but not McCall Smith, who has at least four other series to his credit - 44 Scotland Street, Corduroy Mansions, Professor Dr von Igelfeld Entertainments and The Sunday Philosophy Club (or Isabel Dalhousie mysteries) - in addition to a host of other standalone novels, children's books, short stories, and academic papers dating to his previous career as a professor of Medical Law. The year 2018 marked the 20th anniversary of the series, which has spanned some 19 titles published so far. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series, featuring the "most unlikely but likable private eye" Mma Precious Ramotswe. British-Zimbabwean writer Alexander McCall Smith is perhaps best known for his The No.
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