Peter Kussi
Born in Prague, Czechoslovakia, Peter Kussi had a distinguished career in the field of Czech literature as a scholar, editor and translator. He taught Czech language and literature at Columbia for many years and is known for his translation of the works of Milan Kundera, among them the novel Immortality which won the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize. He also edited an anthology of the works of Karel Capek.
Born in Prague, Czechoslovakia, Peter Kussi had a distinguished career in the field of Czech literature as a scholar, editor and translator. He taught Czech language and literature at Columbia for many years and is known for his translation of the works of Milan Kundera, among them the novel Immortality which won the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize. He also edited an anthology of the works of Karel Capek. See less
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The Tenor Saxophonist's Story
3rd Drawer Skvorecky
by Richard , Jul 19, 2012
Top drawer Skvorecky remains The Engineer of Human Souls, The Swell Season, The Bass Saxophone. Dvorak in Love comes close.
But the stories in this collection are little more than pale and fuzzy ... Read More