From the New York Times best-selling creator of The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency novels and winner of the inaugural Saga Award for Wit, comes the first novel starring distinguished philologist
Professor Doctor Moritz-Maria von Igelfeld. Von Igelfeld is the world's leading scholar on Portuguese irregular verbs. But in other matters - such as tennis against equally dreadful opponents and the
arranging of fencing duels - he is not nearly so skilled. Yet that does not stop him from having a go at life, and the results are always humorous.
Editorial Reviews
Editorial Reviews
“In the halls of academe, a setting fraught with ego-driven battles for
power and prestige [Alexander 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
“Paul Hecht's deep baritone gives the necessary pseudo-scholarly tone to
academicians measuring out their lives in Dravidian verb shifts, Urdu
subjunctives, and Early Irish obscenities.” —AudioFile
Sir Alexander McCall Smith is the New York Times bestselling author of over 120 novels, including the No.1 Ladies’ Detective Agency series, the Isabel Dalhousie series, 44
Scotland Street novels, Corduroy Mansions series, the Perfect Passion Company novels, and more. He has also written stand-alone novels, books for children, and nonfiction works. He has received
numerous awards for his writing, including the American Academy of Arts Medal for Literature, the Lifetime Award of the Scottish cultural organization, the Saltire Society, the UK Author of the
Year Award, and honorary degrees from thirteen universities in Europe and North America.
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Details
Details
Format:
CD
Format:
Library CD
Available Formats :
CD, Library CD
Category:
Fiction/Literary
Publisher:
Recorded Books, Inc.
Publisher:
Recorded Books, Inc.
CDs:
4
CDs:
4
Runtime:
3.84
ISBN:
9781664450141
ISBN:
9781664557970
Audience:
Adult
Language:
English
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