Unusual Uses for Olive Oil
- Authors: Alexander McCall Smith
- Series: Book 4 in the Professor Dr Moritz-Maria von Igelfeld series
- Genres: General Fiction
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- Release Date: October 1, 2011
- Print length: 203 pages (Hardcover)
About the book
Professor Dr. Dr. Moritz-Maria von Igelfeld, the esteemed author of the popular book Portuguese Irregular Verbs (200 LTD copies sold!), is a respected figure at the Institute of Romance Philology in Regensburg, Bavaria. He is facing challenges as his academic rival, Detlev-Amadeus Unterholzer, is receiving unwarranted recognition. Through the assistance of matchmaker Ophelia Prinzel, von Igelfeld embarks on a romance with Frau Benz, a delightful widow who owns a castle and a collection of elegant cars.
During the annual student retreat in the Alps, von Igelfeld demonstrates his bravery by diving 3,000 feet into mountaineering history, only to later deliver amusing lectures on the experience. At a dinner party, he shows compassion towards Unterholzer's dachshund by providing much-needed lubrication for its sticky wheels.
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