Vendeur : Zoom Books East, Glendale Heights, IL, Etats-Unis
Etat : very_good. Book is in very good condition and may include minimal underlining highlighting. The book can also include "From the library of" labels. May not contain miscellaneous items toys, dvds, etc. . We offer 100% money back guarantee and 24 7 customer service. N° de réf. du vendeur ZEV.0394223071.VG
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Vendeur : Russell Books, Victoria, BC, Canada
hardcover. Etat : Good. Etat de la jaquette : Good. First Edition. N° de réf. du vendeur FORT802808
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Vendeur : Augustine Funnell Books, Fredericton, NB, Canada
Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. 1st Canadian edition. Originally published in Czechoslovakia in 1971, and here translated from the Czech by Paul Wilson. This copy signed by author, on title page. Black boards w/gilt spine lettering, 248 pages, illustrations by Jan Brychta. Mild slant, tiny soil mark to top edge, equally tiny/faint soil mark to front end paper, in rubbed dust jacket w/thin scratches. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Signed by Author(s). Book. N° de réf. du vendeur 015010
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Vendeur : June Samaras, STREETSVILLE, ON, Canada
Hardcover. Etat : As New. Etat de la jaquette : As New. Jan Brychta (illustrateur). 1st Can Ed. Orignally published in Czech as " Tankovy Prapor"1971 by 68 Publishers.Translated by Paul Wilson, Illustrations by Jan Brychta. "Skvorecky's raucous account of life on a Czech army base brings to mind Catch - 22 and proves that the black humor of enlisted men is nearly universal. Written in 1971, the novel, whose title refers to the state to which the Czechs sank under Soviet occupation, also has an anguished side. Set in the tumultuous 1950s, it details the rebellion of recruits who refuse to attend political indoctrination meetings and are bent on sabotaging their military exercises. Danny Smiricky, who has a Ph.D. in philosophy (and who has served as the author's alter-ego in several novels, including The Engineer of Human Souls ) proves a perfect foil for the microcosm of humanity that has washed up at the base. A tank commander, Smiricky is nearly through with his military service and seems unfazed by the mayhem going on around him. Though Smiricky is no saint--he sleeps with an officer's wife and goes AWOL in order to see his girlfriend in Prague--his behavior seems mild compared to the rambunctious prank-playing of the other recruits. The author pokes fun at everyone--the suspicious, often illiterate enlistees; Czech officers ludicrously bent on aping their Soviet superiors; the Soviet general who arrives to supervise military exercises and proceeds to get drunk--and this hilarious novel should appeal to a readership beyond the usual fans of Czech literature. ". N° de réf. du vendeur 046017
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Vendeur : Whodunit Bookshop, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. N° de réf. du vendeur 978039422307U
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Vendeur : Mispah books, Redhill, SURRE, Royaume-Uni
hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Very Good. Dust Jacket may NOT BE INCLUDED.CDs may be missing. SHIPS FROM MULTIPLE LOCATIONS. book. N° de réf. du vendeur ERICA82903942230713
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