![]() Mma Ramotswe knows what it is, but no one else does. #The no1 ladies detective agency series how to#Based on the fact that the boy acts more like an animal and hasn't grasped the concept of language, plus the fact that he smelt of lion when he was found, they conclude that he was raised by lions, but they decide to keep him at the farm because he has shown progress in learning how to talk. He is sent to the orphan farm run by Mma Potokwane, who asks Mma Ramotswe to investigate. Raised by Wolves: In Morality For Beautiful Girls, a boy is found in the desert who cannot talk.Place Worse Than Death: When musing about heaven and hell, Mma Ramotswe believes the second one must look something like Nigeria.Overly Narrow Superlative: The No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency happens to be the best (and only) female detective agency in Botswana.Orphanage of Love: Mma Potokwane's orphan farm.Matekoni is good-natured and mild-mannered almost to a fault. Little Old Lady Investigates: Precious Ramotswe is not old, and definitely not little.Insistent Terminology: in the books, Mma Ramotswe always refers to herself as "traditionally built.".Precious doesn't seem to mind though, since being fat isn't considered a slight to the traditional African woman. Innocently Insensitive: People all over Botswana will call Mma Ramotswe "fat" or a "fatty" to her face.She hates most modern technology and refuses to use computers and telephones. She has very modern ideas of gender and sexuality, but her ideas seem to be grounded in her belief in respecting everyone. Mma Ramotswe frequently bemoans the lack of it, though she picks and chooses the parts she likes. Good Old Ways: The old Botswana morality.Matekoni is always referred to, and addressed, in this way. Dude Magnet: Mma Ramotswe has no issues in the men department, having at least two men propose to her in the first book.Ramotswe notes that this is a particularly common problem where she lives. Domestic Abuse: Precious' ex-husband, jazz musician Note Mokoti, beat her so hard that she miscarried.Botswana is portrayed as a modern, fairly prosperous nation, albeit one still struggling with the AIDS crisis and a great deal of generational Culture Clash. Closet Geek: Mma Makutsi is a fan of superhero movies, though Mma Ramotswe thinks they're ridiculous.Since then, she has sworn off men and was perfectly happy being a single lady. Celibate Hero: Mma Ramotswe was married once, but it turned out poorly for her.The detective does this in the most convenient way possible: taking a photo of the two of them together. Be Careful What You Wish For: A woman comes to Mma Ramotswe trying to catch proof of her husband's womanizing ways.It seems that everyone in Botswana speaks stitled, formal, old-fashioned, and rather pompous English. Antiquated Linguistics: Can come across like this to native English speakers.A Minor Kidroduction: The first few chapters of the first book are from the perspective of Precious' late father, Obed Ramotswe.The Joy and Light Bus Company (coming October 2021).To the Land of Long Lost Friends (2019).The Woman Who Walked in Sunshine (2015).The Minor Adjustment Beauty Salon (2013).The Limpopo Academy of Private Detection (2012).The Saturday Big Tent Wedding Party (2011).Tea Time for the Traditionally Built (2009).In The Company of Cheerful Ladies (2004 also known as The Night-Time Dancer).The Kalahari Typing School for Men (2002). ![]()
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