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This book is a must-have for anyone who loves satire, romantic comedy, and humorous fiction. Written by Alexander McCall Smith, the book titled "Unusual Uses for Olive Oil" is a part of the Professor Dr Von Igelfeld Ser. series. It was published in 2013 by Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group and has 224 pages. The book is in English, has a trade paperback format, and weighs 8.8 Oz. It also has dimensions of 8 in x 5.2 in x 0.6 in and an ISBN-13 of 9780307279897. The book is illustrated and belongs to the genre of fiction. It is a perfect addition to your collection of books and will provide you with an unusual use for olive oil.

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Product Identifiers

PublisherKnopf Doubleday Publishing Group

ISBN-100307279898

ISBN-139780307279897

eBay Product ID (ePID)117337538

Product Key Features

Book TitleUnusual Uses for Olive Oil

Number of Pages224 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicSatire, Romance / Romantic Comedy, Humorous / General

Publication Year2013

IllustratorYes

GenreFiction

AuthorAlexander McCall Smith

Book SeriesProfessor Dr Von Igelfeld Ser.

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.6 in

Item Weight8.8 Oz

Item Length8 in

Item Width5.2 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2012-024170

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

Dewey Edition23

Series Volume Number4

Dewey Decimal823/.914

SynopsisWelcome 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 NumberPR6063.C326U58 2012