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Josef Skvorecky, in Memoriam—David Frum

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Michael Ledeen remembers the great Czech-Canadian writer, and eloquently conjures Skvorecky’s achievements and importance:

[H]is legacy ... extends well beyond his books. He had a radio show on VOA, and it consisted of him reading the classics of Czech literature.

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