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Letters to Olga: June 1979 to September 1982: June 1979-September 1982
Vaclav Havel
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Description for Letters to Olga: June 1979 to September 1982: June 1979-September 1982
Paperback. The correspondence of Vaclav Havel to his wife, Olga, during his four-year imprisonment by Czechoslovak authorities for his involvement in the Czech human rights movement. In these letters, Havel wrote of his own reflections on the theatre, on society and on philosophy. Translator(s): Wilson, Paul. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVK; 2AGZ; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; BG; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 32. Weight in Grams: 436.
Vaclav Havel is one of the most important European writers of our time. In 1979 he was sentenced to four and a half years of hard labour for his involvement in the Czech human rights movement, Charter 77. In prison he was allowed to write to his wife, Olga, once a week. He used the opportunity for profound reflections, on theatre, society and philosophy. These letters form a remarkable document, and a work of lasting value. 'From Havel, we learn that the true heroes of our time are those who stay the course.' Bruce Chatwin
Vaclav Havel is one of the most important European writers of our time. In 1979 he was sentenced to four and a half years of hard labour for his involvement in the Czech human rights movement, Charter 77. In prison he was allowed to write to his wife, Olga, once a week. He used the opportunity for profound reflections, on theatre, society and philosophy. These letters form a remarkable document, and a work of lasting value. 'From Havel, we learn that the true heroes of our time are those who stay the course.' Bruce Chatwin
Product Details
Publisher
Vaclav Havel
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Condition
New
Weight
436g
Number of Pages
416
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780571142132
SKU
V9780571142132
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About Vaclav Havel
Vaclav Havel was born in Czechoslovakia in 1936. Among his plays, those best known in the West areThe Garden Party, The Memorandum, Largo Desolato, Temptation, and three one-act plays, Audience,Private View and Protest. He is a founding spokesman of Charter 77 and the author of many influential essays on the nature of totalitarianism and dissent. In 1979 he was sentenced ... Read more
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