Portuguese Irregular Verbs : A Professor Dr von Igelfeld Entertainment

Whether or not it is impossible to insult someone in the imperfect subjunctive tense in Hindi or not (for those of you familiar with Hindi, I defy you to think of an example!), this is a great book. In fact, this very point is debated fiercely by the protagonist, noted philologist Dr Moritz-Maria von Igelfeld (literally "Hedgehog Field" in German) and the noted Indian philologist and author of the classic texts "Dravidian... Read Full Review

Goodness...! This series has certainly drawn a disparate set of reviews. It's certainly true that the von Igelfeld series (Portuguese Irregular Verbs) is very different to the "No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency" series, which is much more warm-hearted with likeable characters - but don't let that dismay you. To decide whether this is a title you'll enjoy, think about these things: 1. Do you enjoy characters that are very subtly... Read Full Review

This is for anyone with any kind of sense of humour - British but also American. (My American wife LOVES these books as much as I do - and so do many American friends of ours). This whole series is side-splittingly funny - you don't have to have been to university, or met genuinely strange German philologists to enjoy the totally wacky sense of humour in all 3 of the series. Ever had a boss take credit for your work? Well,... Read Full Review

The first of three books in the Professor Dr von Igelfeld Series (same author as #1 Ladies Detective...). Comical episodes surrounding the mishaps of three extremely rigid (and hysterical) German professors who are experts (of course) in their field of language/linguistics (imagine a German version of Fraiser). Racked by guilt and self-certainty, waves of supreme confidence and landslides of self-doubt, their everyday incidents... Read Full Review

I picked up all three books in this series while I was London. It's a wonderful read. Absolutely hysterical. For those of you who appreciate the idiosyncrasy of German Humor , you will find these works to be classic. I only wish a few more titles were added to this series.