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Mournful Demeanour of Lieutenant Boruvka
  
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Mournful Demeanour of Lieutenant Boruvka (Hardcover)

de Josef Skvorecky (Author), R. Kavan (Translator)
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In the early Sixties, following a political scandal involving his first novel (The Cowards, LJ 7/70), Skvoreckya leading Czech writer now living in Canadaturned to safer topics and created the protagonist of this work: the amiable, melancholic Czech detective, Boruvka. In these 12 engaging and witty tales Boruvka shows his formidable deductive powers by brilliantly solving bizarre murders motivated by jealousy, unrequited love, marital hatred, andtypical of a Communist countryan acute housing crisis. Although intended solely as entertainment, unlike Skvorecky's other highly acclaimed works ( e.g., The Engineer of Human Souls, LJ 7/84), these tales nevertheless demonstrate his formidable story-telling gifts, sharp wit, and understanding of the human heart. Marie Bednar, Pennsylvania State Univ. Libs., University Park
Copyright 1987 Reed Business Information, Inc. --Ce texte provient d'une édition qui n'est plus publiée ou qui est non diponible.


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From the internationally acclaimed writer Josef Skvorecky comes the first in a series of linked detective tales featuring a highly intelligent member of theCzechoslovak police force and his agreeable colleagues. --Ce texte provient d'une édition qui n'est plus publiée ou qui est non diponible.

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5.0étoiles sur 5 Mysterious, Witty, Entertaining Stories ... About Murder., Jui 5 2004
Par Erika Borsos "pepper flower" (Gulf Coast of FL, USA) - Voir tous mes commentaires
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This review is from: The Mournful Demeanour of Lieutenant Boruvka (Hardcover)
Lieutenant Boruvka often has a serious temperament ... however, he is sometimes caught in circumstances which contain subtle and humourous episodes that are not lost on him. His rigorous training in the academy, attention to the most obscure detail and uncanny deductive abilities ... have convinced at least one of his colleagues ... that he possesses powers beyond the normal. These stories are filled with intrigue, murder, and mystery. They are entertaining, complex and have subtle twists and turns in the plot making them a captivating reading experience. They often involve beautiful young ladies that are actresses or dancers ... with cute or exotic sounding Czechoslovakian names, Mici Laurinova or Vera Selucka, Alena Peskova, Ms Zdarska, Miss Sikorska. In fact, Lt Boruvka was himself tempted by a buxom blond-haired beauty who worked for the police force ... that he set up a rendevous with her at the Tom Cat wine tavern. The only problem is he could not keep his appointment with her ... an investigation of an ongoing case kept him preoccupied, to his chagrin and embarassment. In fact, he was relieved not to have become unfaithful to his wife but this temptaion and near lapse on his part ... caused him much discomfort and consternation whenever he encountered this lovely much younger coworker. The awkward behavior of Lt Boruvka in the vicinity of the policewoman has convinced his partner Lt Malek that Boruvka has *indeed* had an affair with the beautiful lady. One of the most creative episodes in a story included giving his daughter Zuzana a mathematical formula to solve, for some personal indescretion and misbehavior on her part. It involved how much atmospheric pressure would it take to expel a missile weighing half a kilogram from a muzzle with a diameter of 21.6 mm, for it to attain a velocity of 6 meters per second at a distance of 12 meters. Zuzana was so unschooled in mathematics she did not realize the difficulty of the problem nor that her father was counting on her to take the problem to her Ph.D. educated mathematics professor for a solution ... Another memorable story involved his daughter again ... this time, Lt Boruvka made a promise that if Zuzana passed her courses he would take her on holiday to Italy. Of course, he meant her to have high scores, but, as it turned out she managed to pass all classes even if she received a "C" (3) in one a "D" (2) in another. He ended up keeping his promise *but* as luck would have it, they discovered a dead female body as they were trudging along the road to their hotel. Needless to say ... Lt Boruvka's were skills were utilized to the max by the Italian police and were invaluable in deciphering the clues and solving the crime. The last story reveals certain personal family matters about Lt Boruvka ... which may help explain his ... "mournful" demeanour. It is a mystery that the policewoman who has a crush on him discovers ... but chooses to keep a secret. This book is most highly recommended. Erika Borsos (erikab93)
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