The Kalahari Typing School for Men (2002) (edit title/settings)

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• Mma Ramotswe: Add a description of this character.
• Mma Makutsi
• Mr. Molefelo
• Mr. J.L.B. Matekoni
• Mma Potokwani
• Mma Tsolamosese
• Mr. Buthelezi
• Mr. Bernard Selelipeng
• Mrs. Moffat
• Mma Maktitsi
• Mma Manapotsi
• Motholeli
• Obed Ramotswe
• Mma Boko
• Charlie
• Mma Nlakutsi
• Mochudi

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• “Sins, thought Mma Ramotswe, are darker and more powerful when contemplated within confining walls. Out in the open, under a sky such as this, misdeeds were reduced to their natural proportions--small, mean things that could be faced quite openly, sorted, and folded away.”

• “"She is a good teacher, that woman," he said. "She does not make me feel stupid. She is good at her job."”

• “It was always the best way of finding out information; just go and ask a woman who keeps her eyes and ears open and who likes to talk. It always worked.”

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• This clerk was not bright, and people like that could show a remarkable tenacity when it came to rules.

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• He felt weary. Life was a battle against wear; the wear of machinery and the wear of the soul. Oil. Grease. Wear.

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• “You don’t have to read a book to understand how the world works,” Mma Potokwani continued. “You just have to keep your eyes open.” “That’s true,” agreed Mma Ramotswe. But she had her reservations about Mma Potokwani’s assertions. She had a great respect for books herself, and she wished that she had read more. One could never read enough. Never.

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Setting & Locations edit see section history

• Botswana Secretarial College
• New York
• Molepolole
• Zebra Drive
• Lobatse
• Africa
• Johannesburg

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Series & Lists edit see section history

Preceded by Morality for Beautiful Girls, and followed by The Full Cupboard of Life.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

1. Alexander McCall Smith (Author)

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• Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
• Dewey: 823.914

Subjects edit see section history

• Books › Mystery & Thrillers › Mystery › Women Sleuths