{"product_id":"at-the-villa-of-reduced-circumstances-9781400095094","title":"At the Villa of Reduced Circumstances","description":"\u003cb\u003eProfessor Dr. von Igelfeld Entertainment - Book 3\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Professor Dr. von Igelfeld Entertainment series slyly skewers academia, chronicling the comic misadventures of the endearingly awkward Professor Dr. Moritz-Maria von Igelfeld, and his long-suffering colleagues at the Institute of Romantic Philology in Germany.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReaders who fell in love with Precious Ramotswe, proprietor of The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, now have new cause for celebration in the protagonist of these three light-footed comic novels by Alexander McCall Smith. Welcome 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003cb\u003eAt the Villa of Reduced Circumstances\u003c\/b\u003e, Professor Dr. von Igelfeld gets caught up in a nasty case of academic intrigue while on sabbatical at Cambridge. When he returns to Regensburg he is confronted with the thrilling news that someone from a foreign embassy has actually checked his masterwork, \u003cb\u003ePortuguese Irregular Verbs\u003c\/b\u003e, out of the Institute's Library. As a result, he gets caught up in intrigue of a different sort on a visit to Bogota, Colombia.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Anchor Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/28\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781400095094\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.98h x 5.28w x 0.34d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2004 pg. 1113\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/15\/2005 pg. 101\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/13\/2005 pg. 34\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Alexander McCall Smith","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42917122769077,"sku":"9781400095094","price":14.45,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_5eabf0a3-654d-4bdb-87d5-03036a149a56.jpg?v=1687278090","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/at-the-villa-of-reduced-circumstances-9781400095094","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}