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Skvorecky, Josef, Translated from the Czech by Kaca Polackova Henley.

An Inexplicable Story Or The Narrative of Questus Firmus Siculus

Key Porter, 2002

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Year of publication
2002
ISBN
1552633683
Place of printing
Toronto
Author
Skvorecky, Josef
Publishers
Key Porter
Edition
1st Canadian Edition.
Keyword
FICTION ANCIENT ROME OVID CZECH CANADIAN WRITER
Cover description
New
Illustrator
Translated from the Czech by Kaca Polackova Henley.
Binding description
H
Dust jacket
Yes
State of preservation
New
Binding
Hardcover
Inscribed
No
First edition
Yes

Description

"In an urn sealed in the wall of an ancient Central American tomb . a mysterious manuscript has been found . it is the 'Narrative of Questus", a Roman who lived in the 1st century AD during the reign of Augustus . The central mystery: How did the scrolls come to end up in Central America thousands of years before anyone knew that the Americas existed? An academic mystery that challenges some of our most deeply held beliefs about history." 179 pages.