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Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents v
  3. Preface: The Writer between Two Worlds ix
  4. Acknowledgments xv
  5. A Note on the Text xvi
  6. 1. Reflecting on Exile: An Interview with Josef Škvorecký (1989-92) 1
  7. 2. Tongue-tied Eloquence: Notes on Language, Exile, and Writing (1989) (Occasioned by reading Josef Škvorecký) 15
  8. 3. Preface to the French Edition of Mirákl (The Miracle Game) (1978) 25
  9. 4. 'Where Is My Home?': Some Notes on Reading Josef Škvorecký in Amerika (1989) 32
  10. 5. The Demolisher of False Myths (1980) 46
  11. 6. Life into Art: From Josef Škvorecký to Daniel Smiřický (1989) 59
  12. 7. Remembering 'The Song of the Forgotten Years' (1989) 72
  13. 8. The Case of the Mangy Pussycat: An Account of the Literary Scandal Surrounding the Publication of The Cowards (1980) 81
  14. 9. Last Jitterbug in Prague: Konec nylonoveho věku (1989) 98
  15. 10. The Girl and the Legend: Josef Škvorecký's 'Emöke' (1980) 104
  16. 11. Catholicity as Textual Function and Authorial Creed in Miss Silver's Past (1989) 112
  17. 12. The Emigrant as Hero: The Engineer of Human Souls (1984) 125
  18. 13. The Engineer of Human Souls m Czech and in English (1991) 134
  19. 14. The Unforgivable Sin of Ignorance: Notes on The Engineer of Human Souls (1989) 142
  20. 15. New World Symphonietta: Dvorak in Love (1.987) 152
  21. 16. A World Symphony in a Scherzo: Dvorak in Love (1986) 158
  22. 17. Meeting Josef Škvorecký (1989) 165
  23. 18. The Poetics of Prague: Literary Images of a City (1989) 171
  24. 19. The Girl from Prague: A Conversation with Zdena Salivarova (1989-92) 182
  25. Chronology 197
  26. Bibliography 205
  27. Contributors 213
  28. Index 217
The Achievement of Josef Skvorecky
This chapter is in the book The Achievement of Josef Skvorecky
https://doi.org/10.3138/9781487574345-025

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents v
  3. Preface: The Writer between Two Worlds ix
  4. Acknowledgments xv
  5. A Note on the Text xvi
  6. 1. Reflecting on Exile: An Interview with Josef Škvorecký (1989-92) 1
  7. 2. Tongue-tied Eloquence: Notes on Language, Exile, and Writing (1989) (Occasioned by reading Josef Škvorecký) 15
  8. 3. Preface to the French Edition of Mirákl (The Miracle Game) (1978) 25
  9. 4. 'Where Is My Home?': Some Notes on Reading Josef Škvorecký in Amerika (1989) 32
  10. 5. The Demolisher of False Myths (1980) 46
  11. 6. Life into Art: From Josef Škvorecký to Daniel Smiřický (1989) 59
  12. 7. Remembering 'The Song of the Forgotten Years' (1989) 72
  13. 8. The Case of the Mangy Pussycat: An Account of the Literary Scandal Surrounding the Publication of The Cowards (1980) 81
  14. 9. Last Jitterbug in Prague: Konec nylonoveho věku (1989) 98
  15. 10. The Girl and the Legend: Josef Škvorecký's 'Emöke' (1980) 104
  16. 11. Catholicity as Textual Function and Authorial Creed in Miss Silver's Past (1989) 112
  17. 12. The Emigrant as Hero: The Engineer of Human Souls (1984) 125
  18. 13. The Engineer of Human Souls m Czech and in English (1991) 134
  19. 14. The Unforgivable Sin of Ignorance: Notes on The Engineer of Human Souls (1989) 142
  20. 15. New World Symphonietta: Dvorak in Love (1.987) 152
  21. 16. A World Symphony in a Scherzo: Dvorak in Love (1986) 158
  22. 17. Meeting Josef Škvorecký (1989) 165
  23. 18. The Poetics of Prague: Literary Images of a City (1989) 171
  24. 19. The Girl from Prague: A Conversation with Zdena Salivarova (1989-92) 182
  25. Chronology 197
  26. Bibliography 205
  27. Contributors 213
  28. Index 217
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