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The swell season : a text on the most important things in life / Josef Skvorecky ; translated from the Czech by Paul Wilson.
Author
Škvorecký, Josef, 1924-2012
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Uniform title
Prima sezóna.
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Format
Book
Language
English
Published/Created
Toronto : L. & O. Dennys, ©1982.
Description
226 pages ; 23 cm.
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Firestone Library - Stacks
PG5038.S527 P713 1982
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Short stories, Canadian
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Fiction
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Series
International fiction list ; 13.
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International fiction list ; 13
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Summary note
Danny Smiricky's normal adolescent preoccupation with girls and his passion for jazz are overshadowed by Nazi terrorism in 1940's Czechoslovakia.
Notes
Translation of: Prima sezóna.
Contents
The swell season begins: a winter's tale
The swell season picks up: oh, Maytime witch!
The swell season falters: Charleston in a cage
The swell season reaches a peak: a view from the tower
The swell season changes course: a family hotel
The swell season comes to an end: sad autumn blues.
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ISBN
088619038X
9780886190385
LCCN
82245740
OCLC
10018628
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