The tenor saxophonist's story
By: Josef Škvorecký ; translated by Caleb Crain, Káča Poláčková Henley, and Peter Kussi.
Contributors: Crain, Caleb.; Poláčková-Henley, Káča.; Kussi, Peter.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Ecco Press
Published: 1997
Place of publication: Hopewell, N.J
Language: eng
Number of pages: 163
ISBN-13: 9780880015639
Description: The Tenor Saxophonist's Story reveals how all the important things in life are complicated - sometimes hilariously so - by the paranoia of Eastern bloc politics.

Misguided romance, jazz, fear and betrayal are at the heart of the stories here, all narrated by a young, idealistic musician. "Truths" cleverly drives home the point that some truths are better left unsaid - especially if one is pursuing a passionate, partisan woman. "A Case for Political Inspectors" demonstrates how fear and hypocrisy can shake even the highest class levels. "Krpata's Blues" confirms that the cost of true love - not to mention your own apartment - can be dear indeed.

Brash and lyrical, frightening and comic, this tenor saxophonist's riff will linger in the mind long after the final note is sounded.