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Lädt ... Tea Time for the Traditionally Built (Paperback) (No. 1 Ladies' Detective) (2009. Auflage)von Alexander McCall Smith (Autor)
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Melde dich bei LibraryThing an um herauszufinden, ob du dieses Buch mögen würdest. Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch. This installment of The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency features two mysteries. The official one is that Mma Ramotswe is hired by the owner of the local football club to figure out who in the organization has betrayed him and caused the team to lose more matches. The unofficial one is where Mma Makutsi, assistant detective, tries to figure out how her nemesis, Violet Sephotho, sales associate, is able to sell so many beds. The latter may not seem like a challenging mystery, but it's hard for Mma Makutsi to think straight when the store is owned by her fiance and she's sure Violet is making a play for him. All in all, it's not great literature, but it is an enjoyable read. --J. I absolutely love this series! Even though it falls into the crime/mystery category you couldn't get much further from that than this series. This time Mma Ramotswe's tiny white van is in dire straights. But she's too afraid to tell Mr JLB Matekoni because he'll say it's cactus & tow it. She & Mma Makutsi are are also learning about football as their most recent client, Mr Molofololo insists there is a traitor in their midst as his football team keeps on losing their matches & it doesn't look like that's going to change. And to top it all off, Violet Sephotho is back & has set her sights on Mma Makutsi's fiancee, Phuti Radaphuti.... This is the series I turn to when I need a break or I've been having a rough time. I love the simple, charming language that is so lyrical as well. I also love the subtle humour & wisdom in these stories. If you haven't heard of this series yet, what the heck have you been doing?!?! I was unfamiliar with the Ladies Detective Agency series when I picked up the "Teatime for the Traditonally Built" audiobook at a library sale. The detective story is told as a veritable afterthought as our attention is drawn to Mma Makutsi’s issues with her beloved van and Mma Ramotswe’s concerns about her fiancé. The discourse about what men and women considered to be important and in what each sex was competent – soccer and cars for men, tea and shoes for women – also enhanced the drama between characters. I’m not sure how accurately Alexander McCall Smith depicts Botswanan culture and the concerns of Botswanan women, but it seemed to be written lovingly and with some insider views. keine Rezensionen | Rezension hinzufügen
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Der in Simbabwe aufgewachsene und in Schottland lebende Erfolgsautor (zuletzt "Mma Ramotswe und der verschollene Bruder", ID-A 12/10) lässt seine liebenswerte Privatdetektivin Mma Ramotswe aus Gabarone, der Hauptstadt von Botswana, im Auftrag des reich gewordenen Besitzers einer lokalen Fussballmannschaft die Niederlagenserie seines Teams untersuchen. Während der Besitzer einen Verräter in den Reihen des Teams vermutet, findet Mma Ramotswe in Interviews mit Spielern und nach Tipps ihres fussballbegeisterten Pflegesohns andere Gründe. Eine wichtige Rolle spielt aber auch der Konflikt ihrer mit einem Möbelhändler verlobten Assistentin mit einer Nebenbuhlerin, die auf fragwürdige Art Betten verkauft. In dem unterhaltsamen Roman fliesst kein Blut und ereignet sich kein Mord, es fehlt etwas an Spannung. Dafür bietet der Autor Einblicke in das recht idyllisch gezeichnete Leben in Botswana zwischen Tradition und Moderne, jenseits der Katastrophen, die oft mit Afrika verbunden werden. Der Band dürfte wie seine Vorgänger überall gut ankommen Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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I listened to the audio version with an outstanding reading by Lisette Lecat. ( )