Plot Summary of The Kalahari Typing School for Men
"The Number 1 Ladies' Detective Agency has got competition and Mma Ramotswe and her assistant/secretary Mma Makutsi are both worried about the future of the agency, especially after their competitor arrogantly dismisses them as amateurs in a newspaper interview. Mma Makutsi starts a typing school for men in order to supplement her income, and meets a man. Meanwhile, Mma Ramotswe takes a case where she is asked to track down some people for a man who wants to make restitution for bad things he did to them a long time ago. She also investigates if a husband is cheating on his wife, and makes a disturbing discovery. Both cases present their own unique difficulties, but with her common sense and philosophical way of looking at things, Mma Ramotswe solves both cases to the satisfaction of nearly all involved. As with the other books in the series, this is a character study and a portrait of a culture and a country, rather than a typical detective story.
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Jóhanna, Resident Scholar
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Review Analysis of The Kalahari Typing School for Men
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Plot
Tone of book?
- upbeat
Time/era of story
- 1980's-1999
Inside culture (main char)
- Black
Is this an adult or child's book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Outside culture (society)
- African Black
Ethnic/regional/gender life
Yes
Woman's story?
Yes
Main Character
Gender
- Female
Profession/status:
- private investigator
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Black
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- private investigator
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- a little/some
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings?
- 4 (a fair amount)
Africa
Yes
Kind of Africa:
- Black Africa
City?
Yes
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
Amount of dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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