The Engineer of Human Souls is a labyrinthine comic novel that investigates the journey and plight of novelist Danny Smiricky, a Czech immigrant to Canada. As the novel begins, he is a professor of American literature at a college in Toronto. Out of touch with his young students, and hounded by the Czech secret police, Danny is let loose to roam between past and present, adopting whatever identity that he chooses or has been imposed upon him by History.
| ISBN: | 9781564781994 |
| Publication date: | 18th February 1999 |
| Author: | Josef Skvorecky |
| Publisher: | Dalkey Archive Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 592 pages |
| Series: | Czech Literature |
| Genres: |
Modern and Contemporary Fiction |
The Engineer of Human Souls is a labyrinthine comic novel that investigates the journey and plight of novelist Danny Smiricky, a Czech immigrant to Canada. As the novel begins, he is a professor of American literature at a college in Toronto.
Engineer of Human Souls features in the following genres: Modern and Contemporary Fiction
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Engineer of Human Souls was written by Josef Skvorecky and published by Dalkey Archive Press
Engineer of Human Souls has 592 pages
Yes it is part of Czech Literature series