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Six tales which trace the libidinous ardours of a young man in wartime Czechoslovakia. His fantasies obstinately refuse to become reality, and in a world of unyielding girls and ruthless Nazi invaders, jazz is his only solace. By the author of "The Bass Saxophone" and "The Engineer of Human Souls".
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The swell season, Josef Škvorecký
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- Released
- 1989
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- Title
- The swell season
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Josef Škvorecký
- Publisher
- Picador in association with Chatto
- Released
- 1989
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 240
- ISBN10
- 033029816x
- ISBN13
- 9780330298162
- Series
- Tags
- Fiction, Historical Themes, Czech Literature, Love, Classics, Short Stories, Friendship, Czech & Slovak history, Wars, School, Adapted for Film, Coming Of Age, Prague, Czech Republic, Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia, Short Story Novels
- Original title
- Prima sezóna
- Rating
- 4.15 out of 5
- Description
- Six tales which trace the libidinous ardours of a young man in wartime Czechoslovakia. His fantasies obstinately refuse to become reality, and in a world of unyielding girls and ruthless Nazi invaders, jazz is his only solace. By the author of "The Bass Saxophone" and "The Engineer of Human Souls".