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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.
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A pensive, conscience-stricken man driven to melancholy by the fiendish truths of murder, the Czechoslovak policeman Lieutenant Boruvka is a notable new member of the brilliant-eccentric-detective literary tradition. Twelve bizarre tales--to be read as a continuous account--involve theatrical people, musicians, and mountaineers, who lead the lieutenant, and the reader, on an ingenious chase through the paths of crime.
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George (Jiri ) Theiner (b. 1926 - d. 1988) was a Czechoslovak journalist, editor, and translator.
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The Mournful Demeanour Of Lieutenant Boruvka [ Un Corrected Proof]
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hardcover. Condition: Very Good in Dustjacket. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. New York. 1987. Norton. 1st American Edition. Very Good in Dustjacket. 0393024709. Translated from the Czech by Rosemary Kavan. Kaca Polackova & George Theiner. 288 pages. hardcover. Jacket Design By Linda Kosarin. keywords: Europe Czech Literature Translated Eastern Europe Mystery World Literature. DESCRIPTION - The first in a series of linked detective tales featuring a highly intelligent member of the Czechoslovak police force and his agreeable colleagues. Many of the tales are delightful parodies of 'standard' mysteries, and most are set in the author's native Czechoslovakia. Lieutenant Boruvka himself is splendidly realized - a pensive, conscience-stricken man driven to melancholy by the fiendish truths of murder, yet always wide awake to the strange methods of murder he encounters. Twelve bizarre plots involve theatrical people or musicians, and one concerns a band of mountaineers. Its solution reveals pent-up emotions of love, jealousy, and envy. Other cases involve blackmail, apparent suicide, and unusual trajectories for weapons - a wealth of gruesome circumstances, The entire book is intended to be read as a continuous account; in the last tale, the reader learns the secret of Boruvka's past. This unusual volume introduces the sad lieutenant and his developing fortunes to all who relish ingenious puzzles. inventory #26011. Seller Inventory # z26011
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The Mournful Demeanour of Lieutenant Boruvka
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Hard Cover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. 1st American edition, with complete number line beginning with 1. Fine in fine dust jacket, not price clipped, with protective mylar cover. (Originally published in Prague in 1966). From the internationally acclaimed writer Josef Skvorecky we now have the first in a series of linked detective tales featuring a highly intelligent member of the Czechoslovak police force and his agreeable colleagues. Many of the tales are delightful parodies of "standard" mysteries, and most are set in the author's native Czechoslovakia. Lieutenant Boruvka himself is splendidly realized -- a pensive, conscience-stricken man driven to melancholy by the fiendish truths of murder, yet always wide awake to the strange methods of murder he encounters. Twelve bizarre plots involve theatrical people or musicians, and one concerns a band of mountaineers. Its solution reveals pent-up emotions of love, jealousy, and envy. Other cases involve blackmail, apparent suicide, and unusual trajectories for weapons -- a wealth of gruesome circumstances, The entire book is intended to be read as a continuous account; in the last tale, the reader learns the secret of Boruvka's past. Book. Seller Inventory # 019424
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The Mournful Demeanour of Lieutenant Boruvka by Josef Skvorecky 1st U.S Ed.
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Rosemary Kavan(Translator) Kaca Polackova(Translator) George Theiner(Translator) (illustrator). First Edition. The Mournful Demeanour of Lieutenant Boruvka by Josef Skvorecky 1st U.S Ed. A tight bright unread copy. A bright dust jacket. Not price-clipped. First American edition. First printing 1-9 number row. Originally published as "Smutek porucika Boruvky" Prague, 1966. (First English edition Gollanz, UK). BOOK. Seller Inventory # HCX12861-1
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The Mournful Demeanour of Lieutenant Boruvka (English and Czech Edition)
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