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Sample of authors
Škvorecký, Josef
The Czech author, editor, translator and (film)scriptwriter Josef Škvorecký was born in Náchod, in Bohemia. He is considered to be one of the most important names in Czech literature, together with Jan Neruda, Jaroslav Hašek and Karel Čapek. One reason is that he described the problems and traumas of his home country in a convincing manner, while never hiding his interest in Western popular cult...
Literary figures
Arthur Crook
Gender: Male
An unpolished and vulgar lawyer – whose judicial methods are questionable – but also a clever crime investigator, in books by Anthony Gilbert (pseud. f. Lucy Beatrice Malleson). Arthur Crook, fat and one hundred percent cockney, is sometimes compared with a frog, appearance-wise, even though he has red hair, a red face and never wears anything but cheap brown suits. He enjoys drinking beer and doe...