Josef Skvorecky

Republic Of Whores

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In a not-so-long-ago time, on an army base in rural Czechoslovakia, the draftees of the Seventh Tank Battalion gird themselves for the inevitable war with America by practicing tank manoeuvres (or faking them), studying Russian texts (with horror novels tucked inside), and singing patriotic songs (with refreshing new lyrics).Among them is Tank Commander Danny Smiricky, looking forward to discharge and trying to stay out of trouble in the meantime--not an easy task when he's torn between two irresistible women, and surrounded by a boisterous and hilariously independent-minded tank crew. But the greatest danger to Danny is his politically corre… Mehr

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Produktdetails

ISBN: 978-0-307-36418-0
EAN: 9780307364180
Produktnummer: 15730434
Verlag: Knopf Canada
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2012
Seitenangabe: 256 S.
Plattform: EPUB
Masse: 3'696 KB

Über den Autor

Josef Skvorecky served in the Czech army from 1950-53. His writing, including The Engineer of Human Souls and The Miracle Game, is internationally acclaimed.Paul Wilson is renowned for his translations of most of the leading Czech writers today.