The 2 Pillars Of Wisdom by Alexander Mccall Smith
Alexander McCall Smith, best-selling author of The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, has turned his hand to humour. The delightful result is a creation of comic genius. For in the unnaturally tall form of Professor Doctor Moritz-Maria von Igelfeld, we are invited to meet a memorable character whose sublime insouciance is a blend of the cultivated pomposity of Frasier Crane and of Inspecteur Clouseau's hapless gaucherie. Von Igelfeld inhabits the rarefied world of the Institute of Romance Philology at Regensburg, a world he shares with his equally tall and equally ridiculous colleagues, Professors Florianus Prinzel and Detlev Amadeus Unterholzer. Their unlikely adventures are described in three deliciously funny instalments: Portuguese Irregular Verbs, The Finer Points of Sausage Dogs and At the Villa of Reduced Circumstances.
Very amusingMAIL ON SUNDAY Professor Moritz-Maria von Igelfield is a hilarious creation. His bufoonish adventures- whether he's amputating legs of daschunds or assuming dictatorship of South American states- are packed full of wit. DAILY EXPRESS
Following a distinguished career as a Professor of Medical Law, Alexander McCall Smith has turned to writing full-time. He lives in Edinburgh.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780349118505 |
| ISBN 10 | 0349118507 |
| Title | The 2 Pillars Of Wisdom |
| Author | Alexander Mccall Smith |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Year published | 2004-11-11 |
| Number of pages | 400 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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