The Engineer of Human Souls (English and Czech Edition)

"The Engineer of Human Souls" by Josef Skvorecky. Published in 1985 by Washington Square Press. First Edition, First Printing "A labyrinthine comic novel that investigates the journey 7& plight of novelist Danny Smiricky, a Czech immigrant to Canada who is a professor of American literature at a college in Toronto. Out of touch with his young students, & hounded by the Czech secret police, Danny is let loose to roam between past & present, adopting whatever identity that he chooses or has been imposed upon him by History. As adventuresome, episodic, bawdy, comic, & literary as any novel written in the past 25 years, The Engineer of Human Souls is worthy of the subtitle kvorecký gave it: "An Entertainment on the Old Themes of Life, Women, Fate, Dreams, The Working Class, Secret Agents, Love and Death." " Book is in Fair/Good condition. A lot of rubbing & creasing on the covers. A little staining on the bottom page edges. NO spine creases! Interior is in Good condition. Some of the pages have folds/creasing at the corners. Pages are bright and clean! Your purchase supports a small business. We want you to love your book so customer service is important to us! All orders come with a FREE bookmark! Shop my Abebooks store and save on shipping.…