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The Midnight Patient

Cover art by Miroslav Šašek.

The novel had already been published in English in 1954. The first Czech edition of the novel is one of the most significant publications by the publishing house run by František Švehla.

Subject: Voices from Afar
Author: Hostovský, Egon
Title: The Midnight Patient
Date: 1959
Place of publication: New York
Publisher: Universum Press
Licence: Free license

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