The 2 1/2 pillars of wisdom

London: Abacus, 2004. Paperback. Very Good. A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Welcome to the extraordinary world of Professor Dr Moritz-Maria von Igelfel d, an unnaturally tall and memorable character whose sublime insouciance is a blend of the cultivated pomposity of Frasier Crane and Inspector Clousea u's hapless gaucherie. Von Igelfeld inhabits the rarefied world of the Inst itute of Romance Philology at Regensburg, which he shares with his equally tall and equally ridiculous colleagues, Professors Florianus Prinzel and De tleve Amadeus Unterholzer. We follow von Igelfeld from his student days, th rough his search for ancient Irish obscenities to an aching infatuation wit h a dentist fatale and a Ventian sojourn. Among the Ozark mountains of Arka nsas, von Igelfeld is dogged by dachshunds, and aboard a Mediterranean crui se ship he quickly finds himself the star attraction. The complete exploits of this unlikely adventurer are delightfully captured in this trilogy Portuguese irregular verbs. Originally published:. Edinburgh: Polygon, 2003 -- The finer points of sausage dogs. Originally published: Edinburgh: Polygon, 2003 -- At the villa of reduced circumstances. Originally published: Edinburgh: Polygon, 2003.