Novelist Alexander McCall Smith talks with India's national newspaper about friendship, language and buying shoes

Scottish novelist Alexander McCall Smith in India's National Newspaper, The Hindu:

"One of the reasons I enjoy reading Indian poets is the beautiful English that is used. English is still used in a beautiful, elegant way, whereas in this country it's been debased." Read the article

Alexander McCall Smith makes his Celebrity Series debut at John Hancock Hall on April 20.