Smiricky, from "The Engineer of Human Souls", is a witness to an event, which the Catholic townspeople insist is a miracle, but the Communist Party denounces as a fraud. A priest dies under interrogation. Twenty years later the case is reopened and Danny is drawn into the investigations.
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Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. Solid binding. Moderate shelf wear. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item. Book. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 123813547
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Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: near fine. First UK edition. First printing. Translated from Czech by Paul Wilson. A novel by the author of "The Engineer of Human Souls." Skvorecky was one of the Czech dissident writer. One corner bumped, else a fine copy. Ships from USA. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 11346
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Hard Cover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. First UK Edition. First UK edition. Pages toned. 1990 Hard Cover. 436 pp. Translated from the Czech by Paul Wilson. The Miracle Game (originally Mirakl) is a Czech novel by Josef ?kvorecky published in 1972 by Sixty Eight Publishers in Toronto, Canada. It was translated into English in 1990 by Paul Wilson, and according to The Times is Skvorecky's masterpiece.[1] It was his response to Prague Spring events of 1968 Czechoslovakia.[2] and contains unflattering references to real people, Future Czech President Vaclav Havel becomes "the world-famous playwright Hejl", the writer Bohumil Hrabal appears as the "gifted non-party novelist Nabal".[3] In a Bohemian church in 1948 an apparent miracle is denounced as a hoax by the Communist party. Danny Smiricky (the hero of ?kvorecky's 1977 novel The Engineer of Human Souls who also appeared in the previous novel "The Cowards")[4] was present at the church but slept through the event. Twenty years later the case is re-examined during the Prague Spring.[3]--Wikipedia. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 2321381
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hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority! Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers S_460700321
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Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. The Miracle Game This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 7719-9780571152674
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Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. 1990 Lester, Canadian 1st edition, Fine-/VG+ DJ in Mylar, dustjacket has tiny tear/wear at head of spine, in new Mylar with price intact, no markings found, not a remainder. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers d02430
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1st edition, hardback, large 8vo, 436pp, owner's name on endpaper, edges browning and a bump on fore-edges, text clean and sound, Good / Very Good dustwrapper. bumped at spine ends, not price-clipped. ISBN: 0571152678. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 33764
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