The 2½ Pillars of Wisdom
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The 2½ Pillars Of Wisdom is the collected name for three novels by Alexander McCall Smith
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All three novels centre around the exploits of Moritz-Maria von Igelfeld
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Alexander McCall Smith
Alexander "Sandy" McCall Smith, CBE, FRSE, is a Rhodesian-born Scottish writer and Emeritus Professor of Medical Law at the University of Edinburgh. In the late 20th century, McCall Smith became a respected expert on medical law and bioethics and served on British and international committees...
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All three novels centre around the exploits of Moritz-Maria von Igelfeld
Moritz-Maria von Igelfeld (character)
Moritz-Maria von Igelfeld is the main character in a series of short, humorous novels by Scottish author Alexander McCall Smith.In the books, Von Igelfeld is:*a "Professor Dr";...
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- 2003 Portuguese Irregular VerbsPortuguese Irregular Verbs (novel)Portuguese Irregular Verbs is a short comic novel by Alexander McCall Smith, and the first of McCall Smith's Professor Dr von Igelfeld novels. It was first published in 2003....
- 2003 The Finer Points of Sausage DogsThe Finer Points of Sausage Dogs (novel)The Finer Points of Sausage Dogs is a novel by Scottish author and academic Alexander McCall Smith. The book relates further matters in the life of the main character, Professor Dr Moritz-Maria von Igelfeld, following on from the first book of the series, Portuguese Irregular Verbs.The Professor is...
- 2003 At the Villa of Reduced CircumstancesAt the Villa of Reduced Circumstances (novel)At the Villa of Reduced Circumstances is a book by Scottish author and academic Alexander McCall Smith, relating further matters in the life of the main character, Professor Dr Moritz-Maria von Igelfeld....