{"product_id":"when-eve-was-naked-stories-of-a-lifes-journey-paperback","title":"When Eve Was Naked: Stories of a Life's Journey - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJosef Skvorecky\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis autobiography in stories, \u003ci\u003e When Eve Was Naked\u003c\/i\u003e, takes us through a most remarkable life, from the innocence of prewar Prague through the horrors of the Nazi occupation and World War II. In the title story, narrated by Skvorecky's alter-ego Danny Smiricky, seven-year-old Danny falls in love for the first time; at sixteen he hides in a railway station and watches as his Jewish teacher is herded onto a train and taken away; and in 1968, as Russian tanks rolled into Prague, Skvorecky flees Czechoslovakia, taking Danny with him. In the collection's final stories, Danny begins his tenure as Professor Smiricky at a Canadian university and attempts to come to terms with the politically innocent and self-centered youth that flock to his courses\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJosef Skvorecky\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Bass Saxophone\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Engineer of Human Souls\u003c\/i\u003e, among other works. He is the recipient of the Neustadt International Prize for Literature, and Canada's Governor General's Award. He lives in Toronto, Ontario, and Venice, Florida.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.96 x 8.53 x 5.48 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 01, 2003\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51762460819744,"sku":"9780312421731","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/6ff39bae4ef568067113cf3e14884fb1_0fa1ff74-7299-461d-8c16-8d1725f9cc57.webp?v=1780221659","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/when-eve-was-naked-stories-of-a-lifes-journey-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}