by Alexander McCall Smith · Umbriel · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788495618979
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«El arca de la vida» is the mystery novel by Alexander McCall Smith, published by Umbriel in paperback (192 pages, in Spanish).
Mma Ramotswe, Botswana's first lady detective, is still waiting for her wedding to J.L.B. Matekoni and, meanwhile, investigates whether the suitors of a wealthy hairdressing salon owner want her for herself or for her money. The novel weaves this inquiry with scenes of daily life and ancient traditions of the country.
Fifth installment in the Mma Ramotswe saga (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency); its original title is «The Full Cupboard of Life».
For those who prefer a warm, gentle mystery of manners without violence, with a perceptive female protagonist and African setting.
Sir Alexander "Sandy" McCall Smith is a Scottish legal scholar and author of fiction. He was born and brought up in Southern Rhodesia and was formerly Professor of Medical Law at the University of Edinburgh. He became an expert on medical law and bioethics and served on related British and international committees. He has since become known as a fiction writer, with sales in English exceeding 40 million by 2010 and translations into 46 languages. He is known as the creator of The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series. The "McCall" derives from his great-great-grandmother Bethea McCall, who married James Smith at Glencairn, Dumfries-shire, in 1833.
