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Item specifics
- Condition
- Brand New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- United States
- Series
- Professor von Igelfeld
- Type
- Novel
- Title
- Unusual Uses for Olive Oil
- ISBN
- 9780307279897
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0307279898
ISBN-13
9780307279897
eBay Product ID (ePID)
117337538
Product Key Features
Book Title
Unusual Uses for Olive Oil
Number of Pages
224 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2013
Topic
Satire, Romance / Romantic Comedy, Humorous / General
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Fiction
Book Series
Professor Dr Von Igelfeld Ser.
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.6 in
Item Weight
8.8 Oz
Item Length
8 in
Item Width
5.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2012-024170
Dewey Edition
23
Reviews
"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 Philology's coffee room is very like the one-upmanship and backbiting in Horace Rumpole's 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." --BlogCritics Acclaim for the Portuguese Irregular Verbs series "A comedic jewel... [ At the Villa of Reduced Circumstances ] attains a level of sublime nonsense reminiscent of Woody Allen's 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, "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 Philology's coffee room is very like the one-upmanship and backbiting in Horace Rumpole's 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." --BlogCritics Acclaim for the Portuguese Irregular Verbs series "A comedic jewel... [ At the Villa of Reduced Circumstances ] attains a level of sublime nonsense reminiscent of Woody Allen's 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, "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 Philology's coffee room is very like the one-upmanship and backbiting in Horace Rumpole's 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." --BlogCritics Acclaim for the Portuguese Irregular Verbs series "A comedic jewel... [ At the Villa of Reduced Circumstances ] attains a level of sublime nonsense reminiscent of Woody Allen's 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, "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 Philology's coffee room is very like the one-upmanship and backbiting in Horace Rumpole's chambers. Academia can be a hoot, and this series proves it." -- Booklist Acclaim for the Portuguese Irregular Verbs series "A comedic jewel... [ At the Villa of Reduced Circumstances ] attains a level of sublime nonsense reminiscent of Woody Allen's 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, "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 Philology's coffee room is very like the one-upmanship and backbiting in Horace Rumpole's 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." --BlogCritics Acclaim for the Portuguese Irregular Verbs series "A comedic jewel... [ At the Villa of Reduced Circumstances ] attains a level of sublime nonsense reminiscent of Woody Allen's 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
Series Volume Number
4
Dewey Decimal
823/.914
Synopsis
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 Smith's Professor von Igelfeld is his most wonderfully maddening, ridiculous, and utterly inspired comic creation.
LC Classification Number
PR6063.C326U58 2012
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