Saturday, February 23, 2013

104. The Villa of Reduced Circumstances by Alexander McCall Smith

File:AtTheVillaOfReducedCircumstances.jpgIn the first story, On Being Light Blue von Igelfeld's birthday wish leads him to a four month stint at Cambridge University where he is nonplussed by the eccentric English academics and their constant infighting. In the second story, The Villa of Reduced Circumstances, von Igelfeld unwittingly becomes embroiled in a military coup in Colombia after being invited there to receive an academic award.

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