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Skvorecky Josef

    Josef Škvorecký was a Czech writer and publisher who spent much of his life in Canada. His fiction, by turns humorous, wise, eloquent, and humanistic, delves into themes of totalitarianism and repression, the expatriate experience, and the enduring spirit of jazz. He was a dedicated supporter of Czech dissident writers, championing their voices before the fall of communism.

    The Mournful Demeanour Of Lieutenant Boruvka: Dective Tales
    • Czechoslovak police force Lieutenant Boruvka, a pensive, conscience-striken man driven to melancholy by the fiendish truths of murder, is wide awake to the strange methods of murder he encounters, in this collection of twelve tales

      The Mournful Demeanour Of Lieutenant Boruvka: Dective Tales