Josef Škvorecký was born in Náchod, Czechoslovakia. He was an author and publisher. Half of his life he spent in exile in Canada. He is the creator of 'Josef Boruvka', a police lieutenant.
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Josef Škvorecký was born in Náchod, Czechoslovakia. He was an author and publisher. Half of his life he spent in exile in Canada. He is the creator of 'Josef Boruvka', a police lieutenant. |
Titles and year of publication:
| 'Josef Boruvka' Novels | |
| 1) The Mournful Demeanour of Lieutenant Boruvka (short stories) | 1973 (Czechoslovakia 1966) |
| 2) Sins for Father Knox (short stories) | 1989 (Czechoslovakia 1973) |
| 3) The End of Lieutenant Boruvka (short stories) | 1990 (Czechoslovakia 1975) |
| 4) The Return of Lieutenant Boruvka | 1990 (Czechoslovakia 1980) |
| Other Novels | |
| 1) Miss Silver's Past | 1975 (Czechoslovakia 1969) |
| 2) Two Murders in My Double Life | 1999 (Czechoslovakia 1996) |
| 3) An Inexplicable Story | 2002 (Czechoslovakia 1998) |