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Paperback Two murders in my double life: A crime novel in two interlocking movements Book

ISBN: 1552630218

ISBN13: 9781552630211

Two murders in my double life: A crime novel in two interlocking movements

(Part of the Danny Smiřický Series)

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In Josef Skvorecky's first novel written in English, the narrator lives in two radically dissimilar worlds: the exile world of the post-Communist Czech Republic where old feuds, treacherous betrayals, and friendships persevere; and the comfortable, albeit bland world of middle-class Canada. Murder intrudes upon both world. One features a young female sleuth, a college beauty queen, jealousy in the world of academia, and a neat conclusion. The other is a tragedy caused by evil social forces and philosophies, in which a web of lies insidiously entangles Sidonia, the narrator's wife. A brilliantly stylish tour de force in which the bright, sarcastic comedy of one tale sharply contrasts with the dark, elegiac bitterness of the other, "Two Murders in My Double Life" confirms Skvorecky's reputation as a versatile and engaging writer.

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