Alexander McCall Smith

**Alexander McCall Smith** (født 24. august 1948 i Zimbabwe) er en britisk forfatter og professor emeritus i medisinsk juss ved University of Edinburgh i Edinburgh.

McCall Smith vokste opp i Zimbabwe. Han flyttet først til Skottland for å studere, deretter til Botswana hvor han  underviste i juss ved University of Botswana før han igjen flyttet til Skottland.

Han er tidligere leder av British Medical Journals etikkomité, viseformann av britiske Human Genetics Commission, medlem av UNESCOs International Bioethics Commission og medlem av Royal Society of Edinburgh.

I tillegg til faglitteratur har McCall Smith siden 1980-tallet vært en produktiv forfatter av barnebøker, kriminallitteratur og humor. Hans gjennombrudd som forfatter kom imidlertid først med serien om *[[Damenes detektivbyrå nr. 1|The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency]]* som begynte med romanen av samme navn i 1998.

I 2007 ble Alexander McCall Smith utnevnt til Commander of the Order of the British Empire.

På fritiden er McCall Smith amatørmusiker. Han spiller fagott i *The Really Terrible Orchestra*.

## Bibliografi i utvalg
### Barnebøker
* *The Perfect Hamburger* (1984)
* *Alix and the Tigers* (1988) 
* *Akimbo and the Elephants* (1990) – *Akimbo og elefantene* (2006)
* *The Tin Dog* (1990) 
* *Calculator Annie* (1991) 
* *The Popcorn Pirates* (1991) 
* *The Doughnut Ring* (1992) 
* *Paddy and the Ratcatcher* (1994) 
* *The Muscle Machine* (1995) 
* *The Bubblegum Tree* (1996)
* *Bursting Balloons Mystery* (1997)
* *The Five Lost Aunts of Harriet Bean* (1997)
* *Chocolate Money Mystery* (1999)
* *Teacher Trouble* (2000)
* *Akimbo and the Crocodile Man* (2005) – *Akimbo og krokodillemannen* (2006)
* *Akimbo and the Lions* (2005) – *Akimbo og løvene* (2006)
* *Spaghetti Tangle* (2005)
* *Dream Angus: The Celtic God of Dreams* (2006) – *Angus drømmebæreren : drømmenes gud i keltisk mytologi* (2008)
* *Akimbo and the Snakes* (2006) – *Akimbo og slangene* (2007)
* *Akimbo and the Baboons* (2008) – *Akimbo og bavianene* (2008)
* *Precious and the Puggies* / *Precious and the Monkeys* / *The Great Cake Mystery* – *Det store kakemysteriet* (2012)
* *Precious and the Mystery of Meerkat Hill* (2012)
* *Precious and the Mystery of the Missing Lion* (2013)
* *Precious and the Mischief at Meerkat Brae* (2013)

### The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency

### The 44 Scotland Street
* *44 Scotland Street* (2005)
* *Espresso Tales* (2005)
* *Love Over Scotland* (2006)
* *The World According to Bertie* (2007)
* *The Unbearable Lightness of Scones* (2008)
* *The Importance of Being Seven* (2010)
* *Bertie Plays The Blues*'
* *Sunshine on Scotland Street* (2012)
* *Bertie's Guide to Life and Mothers* (2013)
* *The Revolving Door of Life* (2015)

### The Sunday Philosophy Club / Isabel Dalhousie Mysteries
* *The Sunday Philosophy Club* (2004) 
* *Friends, Lovers, Chocolate* (2005)
* *The Right Attitude to Rain* (2006)
* *The Careful Use of Compliments* (2007)
* *The Comfort Of Saturdays* (2008)
* *The Lost Art of Gratitude* (2009)
* *The Charming Quirks Of Others* (2010)
* *The Forgotten Affairs Of Youth* (2011)
* *The Uncommon Appeal of Clouds* (2012)
* *The Novel Habits of Happiness* (2015)

### Professor Dr von Igelfeld
* *Portuguese Irregular Verbs* (1997)
* *The Finer Points of Sausage Dogs* (2003)
* *At the Villa of Reduced Circumstances* (2003)
** *The 2½ Pillars of Wisdom* (de tre foregående titlene)
* *Unusual Uses for Olive Oil* (2011)

### Corduroy Mansions
* *Corduroy Mansions* (2009)
* *The Dog Who Came In From The Cold* (2009)
* *A Conspiracy of Friends* (2011)

### Novellesamlinger
* *Children of Wax: African Folk Tales* (1991)
* *Heavenly Date and Other Flirtations* (1995) 
* *The Girl Who Married a Lion and Other Tales from Africa* (2004) 

### Andre
* *La’s Orchestra Saves the World* (2009)
* *Trains and Lovers* (2012)
* *Fatty O’Leary’s Dinner Party* (2014)
* *A Work of Beauty: Alexander McCall Smith’s Edinburgh* (2014)
* *Emma* (2014)
* *The Forever Girl* (2014)

## Priser og utmerkelser
* Saga Award for Wit 2004, for *The Full Cupboard of Life*
* British Book Awards: Author of the Year 2004
* Booksellers Association Author of the Year Award 2004
* Waterstones Author of the Year Award 2004
* The Dagger in the Library Award 2004
* The Martin Beck Award 2004, for  *Damernas detektivbyrå* (*The No 1 Ladies Detective Agency*)
* Commander of Order of the British Empire 2007

## Referanser


## Eksterne lenker
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* Alexander McCall Smiths hjemmeside hos Random House
* Library of Congress webcast: Alexander McCall Smith taler ifm. National Book Festival 2006
* Ny Tid: Afrika som Edens have. Om McCall Smith og No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency
* Alexander McCall Smiths hjemmeside ved the Law School, University of Edinburgh