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The Kalahari typing school for men
McCall Smith, Alexander, 1948- - Author
London : Abacus, 2004 - 210 s. ; 20 cm
ISBN 0-349-11704-7
anglické romány detektivní rományCall number C 413.387 Title statement The Kalahari typing school for men / Alexander McCall Smith Main entry-name McCall Smith, Alexander, 1948- (Author) Issue data London : Abacus, 2004 Phys.des. 210 s. ; 20 cm ISBN 0-349-11704-7 Z cyklu The no. 1 ladies' detective agency series. 4
Form, Genre anglické romány * detektivní romány Conspect 821.111-3 - Anglická próza, anglicky psaná UDC (0:82-312.4) , 821.111-31 Country Velká Británie Language angličtina Document kind BOOKS One of the most surprising things about this book, that I didn’t realise until I was half way through, is that the author is not a black female with a big personality, even though every word in the book comes from her mouth. The author is a white, middle class and middle aged man called Alexander. I had to check twice that the publishers had actually put in the right author photograph. More gender and race assumptions are thrown in the air with the plotline, which focusses on an entrepreneurial effort to set up a typing school in a small African town. The colour and vibrancy of life in small town Africa is vividly brought to life, with characters such as the mechanics at the garage and the well- off African clients breaking up many lazy stereotypes that readers may hold and making these people real and engaging. The typing school itself is for Men, and this enables the author to explore in a gentle and humorous way, more underlying cultural norms about gender. This is one of the most original and quirky books I’ve ever read, and I’m going to look out for more titles by the same author. Zdroj anotace: OKCZ - ANOTACE Z WEBULoading…
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