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Genre/Form: | Frame stories Fiction History |
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Additional Physical Format: | Online version: Škvorecký, Josef. Tenor saxophonist's story. Hopewell, N.J. : Ecco Press, ©1997 (OCoLC)647076759 |
Material Type: | Fiction |
Document Type: | Book |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Josef Škvorecký; Caleb Crain; Káča Poláčková-Henley; Peter Kussi |
ISBN: | 088001461X 9780880014618 |
OCLC Number: | 35526288 |
Description: | vii, 163 pages ; 22 cm |
Contents: | Panta Rei / Peter Kussi -- Truths / Peter Kussi -- Case for political inspectors / Peter Kussi -- How they got nabbed / Peter Kussi -- Little Mata hari of Prague / Kaca Polackova Henley -- Well-screened Lizette / Peter Kussi -- Krpata's blues / Caleb Crain -- Bebop of Richard Kambala / Kaca Polackova Henley -- Till death do us part / Caleb Crain -- Dialogus de Veritate / Peter Kussi. |
Other Titles: | Povídky tenorsaxofonisty. |
Responsibility: | Josef Škvorecký ; translated by Caleb Crain, Káča Poláčková Henley, and Peter Kussi. |
Abstract:
The Tenor Saxophonist's Story reveals how all the important things in life are complicated - sometimes hilariously so - by the paranoia of Eastern bloc politics. Misguided romance, jazz, fear and betrayal are at the heart of the stories here, all narrated by a young, idealistic musician. "Truths" cleverly drives home the point that some truths are better left unsaid - especially if one is pursuing a passionate, partisan woman. "A Case for Political Inspectors" demonstrates how fear and hypocrisy can shake even the highest class levels. "Krpata's Blues" confirms that the cost of true love - not to mention your own apartment - can be dear indeed. Brash and lyrical, frightening and comic, this tenor saxophonist's riff will linger in the mind long after the final note is sounded.
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