Case Closed - (Czech Literature) by Patrik Ourednik (Paperback)

Name: Case Closed - (Czech Literature) by Patrik Ourednik (Paperback)
Brand: Dalkey Archive Press
SKU: 1005239433
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Centered on an elderly retiree and his intellectual adversary, the shrewd Inspector Lebeda, "Case Closed" is filled with all the expected elements of a thriller--murder, rape, suicide!
Author(s): Patrik Ourednik
143 Pages
Fiction + Literature Genres, Literary
Series Name: Czech Literature

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Following the success of 2005 s Europeana: A Brief History of the Twentieth Century, Patrik Our ednik again confounds expectations with what seems, on the surface, to be a detective novel...

Book Synopsis

Centered on an elderly retiree and his intellectual adversary, the shrewd Inspector Lebeda, "Case Closed" is filled with all the expected elements of a thriller--murder, rape, suicide!--but soon reveals itself as a wily and sophisticated parable about the dangers of language itself, in which the author takes aim at human nature with a devastating arsenal of genre-mixing, wordplay, and whimsical, biting satire.

Dimensions (Overall): 8.0 Inches (H) x 5.9 Inches (W) x .45 Inches (D)

Weight: .42 Pounds

Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up

Number of Pages: 143

Genre: Fiction + Literature Genres

Sub-Genre: Literary

Series Title: Czech Literature

Publisher: Dalkey Archive Press

Format: Paperback

Author: Patrik Ourednik

Language: English

Street Date: June 8, 2010

TCIN: 1005239433

UPC: 9781564785770

Item Number (DPCI): 247-18-6576

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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Estimated ship weight: 0.42 pounds

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