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In *The Finer Points of Sausage Dogs*, the satirical book series follows Professor Dr. Moritz-Maria von Igelfeld, an awkward yet endearing philologist, as he is mistakenly identified as a veterinarian. Declining to admit the error, he inadvertently practices veterinary medicine, operating on a dachshund with comic misfortune. While at the Institute of Romantic Philology, he becomes entangled in transporting relics for a Coptic prelate, and further complications arise when marriage-minded widows pursue him aboard a Mediterranean cruise ship. The novel continues the series’ tongue‑in‑cheek critique of academic life, balancing humor with absurdity.
First publish date: 2004
Genre: Humorous Fiction/Comedy Fiction
Authors: Alexander McCall Smith
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