{"product_id":"the-finer-points-of-sausage-dogs-9781400095087","title":"The Finer Points of Sausage Dogs","description":"\u003cb\u003eProfessor Dr. von Igelfeld Entertainment - Book 2\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. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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\u003eThe Finer Points of Sausage Dogs\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003e Professor Dr. Von Igelfeld is mistaken for a veterinarian and not wanting to call attention to the faux pas, begins practicing veterinary medicine without a license. He ends up operating on a friend's dachshund to dramatic and unfortunate effect. He also transports relics for a schismatically challenged Coptic prelate, and is pursued by marriage-minded widows on board a Mediterranean cruise ship.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlexander McCall Smith\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Medical Law at the University of Edinburgh and the author of over fifty books. These range from specialist titles such as \u003ci\u003eForensic Aspects of Sleep\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003eThe Criminal Law of Botswana\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Children of Wax\u003c\/i\u003e, a collection of African folk tales. But he is best known for writing The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series, which has achieved bestseller status on four continents.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Knopf Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50900897431826,"sku":"9781400095087","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_c825a030-2938-4106-bfe2-905417a2669c.jpg?v=1738404404","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-finer-points-of-sausage-dogs-9781400095087","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}