First published 1963 and 1967. Translated by Kaca Polasckova-Henley
Two novellas (Emoke and The Bass Saxophone) by Czech novelist Skzorecky (born 1924) evoking everyday life under totalitarianism, whether Nazi or Soviet. They are a celebration of the beleaguered individual's resistance against drab uniformity and spiritual meanness. Josef Skvorecky introduces the two stories with a memoir of jazz, for him and other Czech's a persistent and enduring voice of freedom under two tyrannies.

Published: c. 1978

No. pages: 125

ISBN: 03302599962

Condition: FAIR - pages significantly browned - softcover - 110g