Find Mournful Demeanour Of Lieutenant Boruvka by Skvorecky, Josef at Biblio. Uncommonly good collectible and rare books from uncommonly good booksellers. First published more than thirty years ago, The Mournful Demeanour of Lieutenant Boruvka introduces the sad lieutenant and his agreeable colleagues to all who relish ingenious puzzles. Readers will encounter twelve bizarre plots and a cast of intriguing characters ranging from showgirls and musicians to mountaineers and models.4/5(). Boruvka is an aging, overweight depressed Czech policeman who is grappling with the sexual-freedom drug-taking youth. He wants his teenage pregnant daughter to marry. He wants to do his job as a homicide cop well but has to work within a system polluted by socialist politics and secrecy/5.
Japanese Tales of Mystery Imagination (Edogawa Rampo) The Invisible Guardian (Dolores Redondo) The Mournful Demeanour of Lieutenant Boruvka (Josef Škvorecký) A Carrion Death (Michael Stanley) Detective Inspector Huss (Helen Tursten) River of Shadows (Valerio Varesi). Lieutenant Boruvka #3. Josef Škvorecký. fiction crime mystery short stories dark mysterious slow-paced. Third in the series of linked detective tales featuring the "downbeat Prague cop" of The Mournful Demeanour of Lieutenant Boruvka and Sins for Father Knox. This collection of six stories takes place around the time of the Soviet. The Mournful Demeanour of Lieutenant Boruvka (English and Czech Edition) by Skvorecky, Josef. W W Norton Co Inc. Used - Good. Item in good condition. Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc.
Boruvka is an aging, overweight depressed Czech policeman who is grappling with the sexual-freedom drug-taking youth. He wants his teenage pregnant daughter to marry. He wants to do his job as a homicide cop well but has to work within a system polluted by socialist politics and secrecy. Source: The Mournful Demeanour of Lieutenant Boruvka: Detective Tales. Story Number: 5. Josef Skvorecky, a Czechoslovakian author died in Canada yesterday at the age of So I’m taking a detour from my scheduled list and am featuring this story as a tribute to this author. 4 story collections from this Czechoslovakian author are of. Refresh and try again. Rate this book. Clear rating. 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars. The Swell Season: A Text on the Most Important Things in Life. by. Josef Škvorecký, Paul Wilson (Translator) avg rating — ratings — published — 16 editions.
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