Karl Leden works in the State publishing house in Prague. His work becomes complicated by the arrival of the Lenka Silver, and the reproaches of his ex-girlfriend, Vera. When a murder occurs, there are plenty of suspects - but the event is most definitely linked to Miss Silver's past.
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Karl Leden works in the State publishing house in Prague. His work becomes complicated by the arrival of the Lenka Silver, and the reproaches of his ex-girlfriend, Vera. When a murder occurs, there are plenty of suspects - but the event is most definitely linked to Miss Silver's past.
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Publisher:
Grove Press : distributed by Random House
Published:
1974
Language:
English
Alibris ID:
15949365730
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Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 0394492935. GP-723. Translated from the Czech by Peter Kussi. Foreword by Graham Greene. First American printing. Very good in a very good (stray pen mark on verso) dust jacket.
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Grove Press : distributed by Random House
Published:
1974
Language:
English
Alibris ID:
11105611054
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Near Fine. Book. *** Signed By Author *** A tale of moral corruption & political cynicism by the Czech-raised writer / publisher (1924-2012) who lived in Toronto (since 1968) & taught at the University of Toronto. Originally published as LVICE, by Ceskoslovensky Spisovatel, Prague, Czechoslovakia in 1969. Translated from the Czech by Peter Kussi. Foreword by Graham Greene. Review clipping laid in. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. 297pp. Price clipped DJ is otherwise in very good + condition. (Fold on inside front flap and minor edgewear. ) SIGNED & dated (1977) by Skvorecky. Uncommon signed copy.
Publisher:
Grove Press : distributed by Random House
Published:
1974
Language:
English
Alibris ID:
14162650512
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New York. 1974. Grove Press. 1st American Edition. Very Small Moisture Mark On Front Free Endpaper, Otherwise Very Good in Dustjacket. 0394492935. Foreword by Graham Greene. Translated from the Czech by Peter Kussi. 297 pages. hardcover. GP-723. Cover design by Kenneth R. Deardoff. keywords: Literature Translated Czech Eastern Europe. FROM THE PUBLISHER-In this novel, Josef Skvorecky tells a spellbinding story of moral corruption and political cynicism in the guise of a love story that turns into a murder mystery. Karel Leden falls in love with Lenka, a beautiful girl with shiny black hair, the minute he sees her on the beach clad in a scanty bikini. But Lenka rebuffs Karel's advances, preferring instead the company of Karel's boss, a balding, middle-aged Communist party official. after a nocturnal boat ride with Lenka his body is washed ashore. The police call it a tragic accident. Who is Lenka? A girl with a mysterious past, a beautiful tramp who teases her lovers? Karel can't make her out, In anguish he begins to drink, in desperation he plays detective. What he discovers is part of the gruesome history of our time. And what had begun as a story of love's labors lost suddenly turns into a political whodunit in which the victim, instead of the murderer, is the criminal. But beyond being a diverting thriller, this novel also offers a remarkable account of life among the privileged few in a Communist society, the first book to give us a glimpse of the underworld of intellectual pimp and literary prostitute that rules the cultural establishment, a truly authentic picture of the corrosion of the spirit that besets the party hacks and party-line writers, of hypocrisy rewarded and idealism betrayed. Skvorecky sets his story against the background of a State run publishing company, and he provides an astonishing tour of the literary machine of a Communist state. inventory #34208.
Publisher:
Grove Press : distributed by Random House
Published:
1974
Language:
English
Alibris ID:
17872863783
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Very Good in Good dust jacket. 0394492935. Sunning to outer edge of clipped d/j. Inscribed and dated by author to previous owner on title page. Inscription dated in '78; 8vo 8"-9" tall; 297 pages; Signed by Author.
