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Alexander McCall Smith’s Portuguese Irregular Verbs is very short and very funny. It follows a German professor of philology and some of his colleagues as they engage in that peculiar sport of academic infighting in the exclusive world of international conferences. This is not subtle humour. The core jokes are about stereotypes, funny exactly because they are spot on.
There is a sweet innocence about the hapless professors. Take for example, their decision to use the hotel tennis court, although ...more
There is a sweet innocence about the hapless professors. Take for example, their decision to use the hotel tennis court, although ...more
Esse é o primeiro livro da série que traz como protagonista o Professor Dr Moritz-Maria von Igelfeld, filologista e maior especialista no estudo dos verbos portugueses irregulares e seus colegas Professor Dr Detlev Amadeus Unterholzer e o Professor Dr Dr (honoris causa) Florianus Prinzel.
Não saberia como descrever essa leitura, extremamente deliciosa e que nos faz ter muita vontade de conhecer pessoalmente o autor: que tipo de pessoa é essa, capaz de criar personagens tão extraordinárias vivendo ...more
Não saberia como descrever essa leitura, extremamente deliciosa e que nos faz ter muita vontade de conhecer pessoalmente o autor: que tipo de pessoa é essa, capaz de criar personagens tão extraordinárias vivendo ...more
I listened to these books in my car. VERY different from No 1 Ladies Detective Agency. I didn't love any of them, but I did get some laughs so I continued to listen.
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