Edinburgh Award 2020 - Civic events

Date	22 December 2020
Venue	The author will receive an engraved Loving Cup from the Lord Provost and have his handprints set in stone at the City Chambers as soon as it can be arranged within the ongoing pandemic restrictions.
Representative	Lord Provost
Source	https://www.edinburghlordprovost.com/news/article/20/world-famous-city-author-alexander-mccall-smith-to-receive-2020-edinburgh-award
Description	Emeritus Professor of Medical Law at the University of Edinburgh, Mr McCall Smith has been announced as the 2020 recipient of the Edinburgh Award. Mr Mccall Smith became a hugely successful novelist through his The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency, The Sunday Philosophy Club and 44 Scotland Street book series, the latter of which is set in the heart of Edinburgh’s New Town. He is now one of the world’s best-loved writers for both adults and children and his books are published in 47 languages.
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