WSA's Teacher Tributes: Ian Rankin

WhichSchoolAdvisor.com spoke to author Ian Rankin on World Teacher Day about his favourite teacher and what he would say to him if he met him.
WSA's Teacher Tributes: Ian Rankin
By C Hoppe
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We speak to Ian Rankin about his favourite teacher and what he would say to him if he met him today...

Ian Rankin OBE is the internationally bestselling author of the Inspector Rebus and Detective Malcolm Fox novels, as well as a string of standalone thrillers.

Mr Rankin's books have been translated into more than 36 languages and are bestsellers on several continents.

Ian Rankin joined the Society of Authors council in 2015 and was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh.

He is the recipient of four CWA Dagger Awards and, in 2004, won America’s celebrated Edgar Award.

WhichSchoolAdvisor.com met him at the Emirates Literature Festival in Dubai.

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