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Alexander sandy mccall smith, cbe, frse born 24 august 1948, is a britishzimbabwean writer and emeritus professor of medical law at the university. Spring is coming slowly to sweden though not quite as slowly as detective ulf vargs promised promotion at the department of sensitive crimes. Jun 12, 2010 a conversation with alexander mccall smith. New york times bestseller book awards librarything. T he popular novelist alexander mccall smith best known for his no 1 ladies detective agency featuring precious ramotswe has never been much of a fan of modern technology. Earlier stand alone novels include las orchestra saves the world and trains and lovers. I like this book because although it is a fiction book it actually tells you facts. He is professor emeritus of medical law at the university of edinburgh in scotland and has served with many national and international organizations concerned with bioethics.
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