Would you like to see this page in English? Click here.

 

ou
Ouvrez une session pour activer Commander en 1-Click.
 
 
D'autres produits offerts
891 neufs & d'occasion à partir de CDN$ 0.01
Vous en avez un à vendre?
Vendez les vôtres ici
 
   
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
 
 
Partagez vos propres images client
Cherchez à l'intérieur de ce livre

The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (Paperback)

de Alexander Mccall Smith (Author)
4.2étoiles sur 5  Voir tous les commentaires (206 évaluations de client)
Prix éditeur: CDN$ 15.95
Price: CDN$ 11.64 & se qualifie pour Livraison super-économique GRATUITE pour des commandes de plus de CDN$ 39. Détails
Vous économisez : CDN$ 4.31 (27%)
o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o
En stock.
Vendu et expédié par Amazon.ca.

Commandez-vous pour Noël? Pour livraison garantie le 24 décembre à Toronto, à Ottawa, ou à Montréal, choisissez Express lors de votre commande. En savoir plus.

22 neufs à partir de CDN$ 5.81 869 d'occasion à partir de CDN$ 0.01

Offres spéciales et liens associés

Produits fréquemment achetés ensemble

The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency + Tears of the Giraffe + Morality for Beautiful Girls
Prix public : CDN$ 50.89
Prix pour les trois: CDN$ 37.14

Afficher la disponibilité du produit et le mode de livraison

  • Cet article : The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency de Alexander Mccall Smith

    En stock.
    Vendu et expédié par Amazon.ca.
    Se qualifie pour Livraison super-économique GRATUITE pour des commandes de plus de CDN$ 39. Détails

  • Tears of the Giraffe de Alexander Mccall Smith

    En stock.
    Vendu et expédié par Amazon.ca.
    Se qualifie pour Livraison super-économique GRATUITE pour des commandes de plus de CDN$ 39. Détails

  • Morality for Beautiful Girls de Alexander Mccall Smith

    En stock.
    Vendu et expédié par Amazon.ca.
    Se qualifie pour Livraison super-économique GRATUITE pour des commandes de plus de CDN$ 39. Détails

Les clients qui ont acheté cet article ont aussi acheté

Tears of the Giraffe

Tears of the Giraffe

de Alexander Mccall Smith
4.8étoiles sur 5 (51)  CDN$ 12.37
Morality for Beautiful Girls

Morality for Beautiful Girls

de Alexander Mccall Smith
4.3étoiles sur 5 (42)  CDN$ 13.13
The Kalahari Typing School for Men: More from the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency

The Kalahari Typing School for Men: More from the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency

de Alexander Mccall Smith
4.8étoiles sur 5 (9)  CDN$ 13.10
The Full Cupboard of Life: More from the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency

The Full Cupboard of Life: More from the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency

de Alexander Mccall Smith
4.6étoiles sur 5 (7)  CDN$ 13.10
In the Company of Cheerful Ladies: More from the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency

In the Company of Cheerful Ladies: More from the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency

de Alexander Mccall Smith
4.8étoiles sur 5 (6)  CDN$ 14.56
› Découvrez des articles similaires

Les détails du produit

Descriptions du produit

From Amazon.com

Penzler Pick, July 2001: Working in a mystery tradition that will cause genre aficionados to think of such classic sleuths as Melville Davisson Post's Uncle Abner or Robert van Gulik's Judge Dee, Alexander McCall Smith creates an African detective, Precious Ramotswe, who's their full-fledged heir.

It's the detective as folk hero, solving crimes through an innate, self-possessed wisdom that, combined with an understanding of human nature, invariably penetrates into the heart of a puzzle. If Miss Marple were fat and jolly and lived in Botswana--and decided to go against any conventional notion of what an unmarried woman should do, spending the money she got from selling her late father's cattle to set up a Ladies' Detective Agency--then you have an idea of how Precious sets herself up as her country's first female detective. Once the clients start showing up on her doorstep, Precious enjoys a pleasingly successful series of cases.

But the edge of the Kalahari is not St. Mary Mead, and the sign Precious orders, painted in brilliant colors, is anything but discreet. Pointing in the direction of the small building she had purchased to house her new business, it reads "THE NO. 1 LADIES DETECTIVE AGENCY. FOR ALL CONFIDENTIAL MATTERS AND ENQUIRIES. SATISFACTION GUARANTEED FOR ALL PARTIES. UNDER PERSONAL MANAGEMENT."

The solutions she comes up with, whether in the case of the clinic doctor with two quite different personalities (depending on the day of the week), or the man who had joined a Christian sect and seemingly vanished, or the kidnapped boy whose bones may or may not be those in a witch doctor's magic kit, are all sensible, logical, and satisfying. Smith's gently ironic tone is full of good humor towards his lively, intelligent heroine and towards her fellow Africans, who live their lives with dignity and with cautious acceptance of the confusions to which the world submits them. Precious Ramotswe is a remarkable creation, and The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency well deserves the praise it received from London's Times Literary Supplement. I look forward with great eagerness to the upcoming books featuring the memorable Miss Ramotswe, Tears of the Giraffe and Morality for Beautiful Girls, soon to be available in the U.S. --Otto Penzler This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.



From Publishers Weekly

The African-born author of more than 50 books, from children's stories (The Perfect Hamburger) to scholarly works (Forensic Aspects of Sleep), turns his talents to detection in this artful, pleasing novel about Mma (aka Precious) Ramotswe, Botswana's one and only lady private detective. A series of vignettes linked to the establishment and growth of Mma Ramotswe's "No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency" serve not only to entertain but to explore conditions in Botswana in a way that is both penetrating and light thanks to Smith's deft touch. Mma Ramotswe's cases come slowly and hesitantly at first: women who suspect their husbands are cheating on them; a father worried that his daughter is sneaking off to see a boy; a missing child who may have been killed by witchdoctors to make medicine; a doctor who sometimes seems highly competent and sometimes seems to know almost nothing about medicine. The desultory pace is fine, since she has only a detective manual, the frequently cited example of Agatha Christie and her instincts to guide her. Mma Ramotswe's love of Africa, her wisdom and humor, shine through these pages as she shines her own light on the problems that vex her clients. Images of this large woman driving her tiny white van or sharing a cup of bush tea with a friend or client while working a case linger pleasantly. General audiences will welcome this little gem of a book just as much if not more than mystery readers.
Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc. --Ce texte provient d'une édition qui n'est plus publiée ou qui est non diponible.
Voir toutes les Descriptions du produit
Dans ce livre (les détails)
Parcourir les pages échantillon
Plat recto | Droit d'auteur | Extrait
Cherchez à l'intérieur de ce livre:

Mots-clés inspirés de produits similaires

 (De quoi s'agit-il ?)
Soyez le premier à ajouter un mot-clé pertinent (fortement associé à ce produit)
 
(3)
(3)
(3)
(2)
(2)
(1)
(1)

Vos mots-clés : Ajouter votre premier mot-clé
 
Voir les mots-clés les plus populaires

What Do Customers Ultimately Buy After Viewing This Item?

The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
69% buy the item featured on this page:
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency 4.2étoiles sur 5 (206)
CDN$ 11.64
NO.1 LADIES' 3-BOOK BOX
12% buy
NO.1 LADIES' 3-BOOK BOX 5.0étoiles sur 5 (9)
CDN$ 31.41
The Kalahari Typing School for Men: More from the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
8% buy
The Kalahari Typing School for Men: More from the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency 4.8étoiles sur 5 (9)
CDN$ 13.10
Tears of the Giraffe
6% buy
Tears of the Giraffe 4.8étoiles sur 5 (51)
CDN$ 12.37
Découvrez des articles similaires
 

L'avis des consommateurs

206 évaluations
5 étoiles:
 (117)
4 étoiles:
 (51)
3 étoiles:
 (16)
2 étoiles:
 (16)
1 étoiles:
 (6)
 
 
 
 
 
Évaluation du client type
4.2étoiles sur 5 (206 évaluations de client)
 
 
 
 
Partagez votre opinion avec les autres clients:
Commentaires client les plus utiles

 
5.0étoiles sur 5 what a treat!, Aoû 13 2008
I can't believe it's taken me till now to read this book, what with the buzz around its first publication & subsequent sequels. Anyway, I've just read No 1 Ladies and Tears of the Giraffe and all I can say is that it's taken me way too long to discover Precious and her cohorts.

Amusing reading with enough seriousness to keep one engaged. Lucky me - I have the rest of the series to discover - I hope they are up to the quality of the first two, which are EXCELLENT!

Share these with your teens, too. Good stuff.

Ce commentaire vous a-t-il été utile ? Oui Non (Signaler ce commentaire)



 
4.0étoiles sur 5 African Wisdom, Sep 12 2007
Written by a man, The No1 Ladies' Detective Agency has enough of a feminist persepctive for me to feel I was reading something actually written for me, rather than feeling as I usually do when reading, that I am trying to take pleasure in literature created for an audience of which I am not a part. McCall Smith' s feminism is simple but fundamental : men should not beat their wives, the better fathers are those who encourage their daughters to be independent and realise their dreams, women have a right to happiness.

These beliefs are just part of the basic philosophy of the central character, Mma Precious Ramotswe, the first lady detective in Botswana, who imparts her basic moral philosophy at the same time - murder is worse than lying, relationships are more important than money, intuition is a kind of knowledge. While all of this philosophy may seem clichéd, as perhaps it is, it appears naturally in the book as part of the character and helps us to understand her approach to solving the cases brought to her.

Woven throughout all of this is a picture of Botswana, considered by Ramotswe, and presumably McCall Smith, as the best and most successful country in Africa. Independent from the British since 1966, there is enormous pride in her accomplishments, and only the ongoinging black magic practices of some of the country's witchdoctors cast a shadow on the shining accomplishments of Botswana's diamond-fueled progress.

Most powerfully of all, it is the love of the land that sings throughout the book. Botswana - stretching from the Kalahari desert to the Limpopo river, a country where « there is a place for me, and for everybody, to sit down on this earth and touch it and call it their own ». A country with its distinct riches - « that was what her country was so rich in - emptiness...those empty spaces, those wide grasslands that broke and broke the heart ». With its thorn trees that know how to survive in the searing heat and the birds and snakes of Mother Africa. Where nature is a family member and where the rising of the sun and its setting at the end of day are events to be savoured in the daily rhythm of life.

I read this book in a relaxed afternoon, and felt I had passed my time with a pleasant companion, who had painted pictures for me of a place I might otherwise never visit.


Ce commentaire vous a-t-il été utile ? Oui Non (Signaler ce commentaire)



 
5.0étoiles sur 5 No 1 in my book, Jui 20 2006
Par Charon W. (New York, NY) - Voir tous mes commentaires
Highly intelligent and pleasantly plump, Precious lived in Gaborone, the capital city of the African nation of Botswana. Her father had left her a nice inheritance. But what would she do with it? Open a detective agency of course. She has no experience or potential clients, but she has "a tiny white van, two desks, two chairs, a telephone, and an old typewriter." And don't forget the secretary. Precious, or Mma Ramotswe as she is referred to, uses her hunches and ends up helping people, sometimes with hilarious results. She does, however, also face dangerous situations with boldness. Life handed Precious Ramotswe a few curve balls. She refuses to feel sorry for herself and does what she wants to do with her life, no matter what her culture dictates. The reader will cheer Precious on and find inspiration from this character's no-nonsense methods.

Also recommended: "Katzenjammer" by Jackson McCrae.
Ce commentaire vous a-t-il été utile ? Oui Non (Signaler ce commentaire)


Partagez votre opinion avec les autres clients: Créer votre propre commentaire
 
 		 Commentaires client les plus récents

3.0étoiles sur 5 so-so
Light-hearted reading. Very cute, very different cadence to the narrative. Enjoyed it. Not a strong plot, especially if you like page turners. Read more
Publié le Oct. 14 2004 par Brazerilia Minons

5.0étoiles sur 5 INCREDIBLE!!!!
THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST CREATIVE NOVELS I'VE EVER READ. I CAN'T IMAGINE WHO WOULDN'T SIMPLY LOVE IT. Read more
Publié le Aoû 22 2004 par avid reader

5.0étoiles sur 5 Out of Africa
As much a loving and beautiful song to Africa as it is a mystery, THE NO.1 LADIES DETECTIVE AGENCY will have to be the best thing you read this summer. Read more
Publié le Juil 22 2004

4.0étoiles sur 5 Not so much of a detective as a loving description of Africa
After the death of her father Precious Ramotswe uses the inheritance to buy herself a house and an office from which she starts the first detective agency in Botswana. Read more
Publié le Juil 20 2004 par Linda Oskam

2.0étoiles sur 5 A somewhat laborious read
I wanted to read this book because of the positive reviews it had received. The book was hard for me to get into. I wanted the mystery to present itself sooner than it did. Read more
Publié le Juil 19 2004

4.0étoiles sur 5 Not so much of a detective as a loving description of Africa
After the death of her father, Precious Ramotswe uses the inheritance to buy herself a house and an office from which she starts the first detective agency in Botswana. Read more
Publié le Juil 19 2004 par Linda Oskam

2.0étoiles sur 5 charming from start to finish
Mna Ramotswe is the most colorful character to grace the pages in a long time. Her wonderful vivid accounts of Africa and its people are splendid and warm. Read more
Publié le Juil 18 2004

5.0étoiles sur 5 Warm and engaging
This is not your typical mystery story, but then again Precious Ramotswe is not your typical detective. Read more
Publié le Juil 16 2004 par jenna_from_ca

4.0étoiles sur 5 A great main character who's strong, intelligent, and real.
This book was a light read but an enjoyable one. The story is of Precious Ramotswe, a "traditional" African woman in size but "untraditional" in her... Read more
Publié le Juil 16 2004 par pamelars24

5.0étoiles sur 5 More than enjoyable
These little books, charming and disarming as they are, are more than a pleasant read. They are chock full of theology. Read more
Publié le Juil 16 2004

Rechercher uniquement sur les commentaires portant sur ce produit


Listmania!

Créer une liste thématique Listmania!

Cherchez des articles semblables par catégorie

Chercher des articles semblables par sujet

















c.-à-d., chaque book doit correspondre au sujet 1 ET au sujet 2 ET ...

Commentaires

Souhaitez-vous compléter ou améliorer les informations sur ce produit ? Ou faire modifier les images?

Votre historique récent

 (En savoir plus)

Après avoir visualisé des pages détaillées produit ou des résultats de recherche, regardez ici pour trouver une façon simple de poursuivre votre navigation sur des pages qui vous intéressent.