The bride of Texas

Skvorecky, Josef1996

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Skvorecky tells the story of a little-known band of Czech immigrants who fought for emancipation during the Civil War. He centres the novel around two love stories that evoke the life of emigrés in mid-19th century America.

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Main title:

The bride of Texas / Josef Skvorecky ; translated by Kaca Polackova Henley.

Author:

Skvorecky, Josef

Imprint:

London : Faber, 1996.

Collation:

xiii, 609p. : ill., ports. ; 23 cm.

Notes:

This translation originally published: Toronto, Ont.: Alfred A. Knopf, 1995.Includes bibliographical references (p. 607-609).Translated from the Czech.

ISBN:

9780571172818 (hbk)

Dewey class:

FICTION

Local class:

FICTION

Language:

EnglishCzech

Subject:

Czech fiction -- 20th century -- Translations into EnglishFiction in translation

BRN:

107393