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Alexander McCall Smith, author of over 50 books on topics as diverse as African folk tales and forensic science, is probably best known for his No 1 Ladies Detective Agency series set in Botswana. Breaking the mould yet again, he has embarked upon a trilogy revolving around the bizarre lives of three German professors, who give a whole new meaning to the word eccentric. The titles of the three books, (Portuguese Irregular Verbs, The Finer Points of Sausage Dogs and At the Villa of Reduced Circumstances) give some indication of the barely restrained lunacy to be found within. At the Villa of Reduced Circumstances follows the peregrinations of the preposterously named Professor Doctor Moritz-Maria von Igelfeld, as he travels from the academic security of the Institute in Regensburg to visit Cambridge and Colombia. 'On Being Light Blue', the first half of the book recounts Von Igelfelds experiences in Cambridge, when he comes face to face with the peculiarities of this very English institution. Von Igelfeld is bewildered by the interminable in-house plotting, horrified at the lack of lavatorial facilities, mystified that someone whose name is spelled Haughland is actually pronounced Plank and completely at a loss when confronted with the British sense of humour. Returning to the comparative sanity of Regensburg, where his main priority is to ascertain whether or not his arch enemy Professor Detlev Amadeus Unterholzer has requisitioned his office during his absence, von Igelfeld is overwhelmed when the President of the Colombian Academy of Letters writes to offer him the post of Distinguished Corresponding Fellowship. Little does he know what awaits him on the volatile streets of Bogot?. When the charming Pedrissimo, the popular guerrilla chief, overthrows the Government with von Igelfelds reluctant assistance, it is only a matter of time before the bumbling German professor finds himself being feted as the new President. Von Igelfeld is a reluctant hero at the mercy of fate and his own ineptitude, he battles with the mundane trials of academia and the political fallout of the overthrow of a South American government with the same air of bafflement. This delightfully satirical novel pokes gentle fun at the self-absorption of the academic establishment. Iain McIntoshs witty illustrations perfectly complement the pungency of McCall Smiths prose. This is a witty and amusing novel but with more than a hint of acid bubbling away beneath the surface. (Kirkus UK)
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Is there anything funny about German professors? This novel features the endless mishaps of the inimitable Professor Dr Moritz-Maria von Igelfeld.
Alexander McCall Smith, author of over 50 books on topics as diverse as African folk tales and forensic science, is probably best known for his No 1 Ladies Detective Agency series set in Botswana. Breaking the mould yet again, he has embarked upon a trilogy revolving around the bizarre lives of three German professors, who give a whole new meaning to the word eccentric. The titles of the three books, (Portuguese Irregular Verbs, The Finer Points of Sausage Dogs and At the Villa of Reduced Circumstances) give some indication of the barely restrained lunacy to be found within. At the Villa of Reduced Circumstances follows the peregrinations of the preposterously named Professor Doctor Moritz-Maria von Igelfeld, as he travels from the academic security of the Institute in Regensburg to visit Cambridge and Colombia. 'On Being Light Blue', the first half of the book recounts Von Igelfelds experiences in Cambridge, when he comes face to face with the peculiarities of this very English institution. Von Igelfeld is bewildered by the interminable in-house plotting, horrified at the lack of lavatorial facilities, mystified that someone whose name is spelled Haughland is actually pronounced Plank and completely at a loss when confronted with the British sense of humour. Returning to the comparative sanity of Regensburg, where his main priority is to ascertain whether or not his arch enemy Professor Detlev Amadeus Unterholzer has requisitioned his office during his absence, von Igelfeld is overwhelmed when the President of the Colombian Academy of Letters writes to offer him the post of Distinguished Corresponding Fellowship. Little does he know what awaits him on the volatile streets of Bogot?. When the charming Pedrissimo, the popular guerrilla chief, overthrows the Government with von Igelfelds reluctant assistance, it is only a matter of time before the bumbling German professor finds himself being feted as the new President. Von Igelfeld is a reluctant hero at the mercy of fate and his own ineptitude, he battles with the mundane trials of academia and the political fallout of the overthrow of a South American government with the same air of bafflement. This delightfully satirical novel pokes gentle fun at the self-absorption of the academic establishment. Iain McIntoshs witty illustrations perfectly complement the pungency of McCall Smiths prose. This is a witty and amusing novel but with more than a hint of acid bubbling away beneath the surface. (Kirkus UK)
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Is there anything funny about German professors? This novel features the endless mishaps of the inimitable Professor Dr Moritz-Maria von Igelfeld.
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