Unusual Uses for Olive Oil by Alexander McCall Smith (English) Paperback Book

Description: Unusual Uses for Olive Oil by Alexander McCall Smith The "New York Times"-bestselling author of The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency brings back his bumbling but beloved character, Professor Dr. Moritz-Maria von Igelfeld, for a charming new installment. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Welcome to the insane and rarified world of Professor Dr Moritz-Maria von Igelfeld of the Institute of Romance Philology. Von Igelfeld is engaged in a never-ending quest to win the respect he feels certain he is due—a quest which has the tendency to go hilariously astray. In Unusual Uses for Olive Oil, von Igelfeld experiences a series of new adventures. First, he finds that his academic rival Detlev-Amadeus Unterholzer has been winning undeserved recognition, a situation that must be addressed. Then von Igelfeld stumbles toward a romance with Frau Benz, a charming widow who owns her very own Schloss and a fleet of handsome cars—that is, until a faux pas lands him on the curb. Later, while on the annual student study retreat in the Alps, von Igelfeld fearlessly plunges 3000 feet into mountaineering history, and turns his survival into the subject of inspirational lectures. Finally, at a dinner party, he is the only kind soul who can aid an unfortunate dachshund whose sticky wheels are in need of lubrication. Alexander McCall Smiths Professor von Igelfeld is his most wonderfully maddening, ridiculous, and utterly inspired comic creation. Author Biography ALEXANDER McCALL SMITH is the author of the No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency series, the Isabel Dalhousie series, the Portuguese Irregular Verbs series, the 44 Scotland Street series, and the Corduroy Mansions series. He is professor emeritus of medical law at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland and has served with many national and international organizations concerned with bioethics. He was born in what is now known as Zimbabwe and was a law professor at the University of Botswana. He lives in Scotland. Visit his website at Review "Delightfully silly.... [von Igelfeld is a literary Mr. Magoo." --The Washington Post"Filled with comic characters, all academics of a particularly stripe. . . . McCall Smith has the same gift that John Mortimer has in making boring conversations hilarious—the atmosphere in the Institute of Romance Philologys coffee room is very like the one-upmanship and backbiting in Horace Rumpoles chambers. Academia can be a hoot, and this series proves it." --Booklist"Professor von Igelfeld is a comic gem. . . . McCall Smith skewers the pomposity of academic pretension with an irresistible, deadpan insouciance." --BlogCriticsAcclaim for the Portuguese Irregular Verbs series"A comedic jewel... [At the Villa of Reduced Circumstances] attains a level of sublime nonsense reminiscent of Woody Allens Bananas." --The New York Times"In the halls of academe, a setting fraught with ego-driven battles for power and prestige [McCall Smith] has rendered yet another one-of-a-kind character: the bumbling but brilliant Dr. Mortiz-Maria von Igelfeld . . . . [a] deftly rendered trilogy [with] endearingly eccentric characters." —Chicago Sun-Times Review Quote "Filled with comic characters, all academics of a particularly stripe. . . . McCall Smith has the same gift that John Mortimer has in making boring conversations hilarious-the atmosphere in the Institute of Romance Philologys coffee room is very like the one-upmanship and backbiting in Horace Rumpoles chambers. Academia can be a hoot, and this series proves it." Excerpt from Book Chapter 1. Surprising? Astonishing? No, it was more than that, far more - it was shocking, quite nakedly schrecklich . Professor Dr Dr ( honoris causa ) ( mult. ) Moritz-Maria von Igelfeld, author of that definitive, twelve-hundred page scholarly work, Portuguese Irregular Verbs , was cautious in his choice of words, but there were times when one really had no alternative but to resort to a strong term such as shocking . And this, he thought, was one such occasion. It was ganz , erstaunlich shocking. The news in question was conveyed in the pages of a journal that normally did little to disturb anybodys equanimity. The editors of the sedate, indeed thoroughly fusty, dusty, crusty Zeitschrift f Details ISBN0307279898 Author Alexander McCall Smith Short Title UNUSUAL USES FOR OLIVE OIL Language English ISBN-10 0307279898 ISBN-13 9780307279897 Media Book Format Paperback DEWEY FIC Residence STK Birth 1948 Illustrations Yes Pages 224 Series Number 4 Country of Publication United States AU Release Date 2013-01-01 NZ Release Date 2013-01-01 US Release Date 2013-01-01 UK Release Date 2013-01-01 Place of Publication New York Publisher Random House USA Inc Series Professor Dr von Igelfeld Series Year 2013 Publication Date 2013-01-01 Imprint Anchor Books Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:137877565;

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