Letters to Olga: June 1979-September 1982
by Václav Havel
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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 show more stay the course.' Bruce Chatwin show lessTags
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The author is an internationally-acclaimed playwright and founder of the Czech human rights movement. He became president of Czechoslavakia.
This book is letters to his wife when he was in prison June 1979 to September 1982.
This book is letters to his wife when he was in prison June 1979 to September 1982.
Brieven geschreven tijdens zijn gevangenschap. Uitgebreide analyse van zichzelf, maar ook diepe beschouwingen over mens en maatschappij. Zeer menselijk beeld
Oct 15, 2010Dutch
Obra basada en les missives que l'autor va escriure a la seva esposa durant els seus anys de condemna en una presó txecoslovaca per la seva condició de dissident. Les seves cartes destinades tant a la seva dona com a circular clandestinament entre l'oposició, expressen amb un estil abstracte, reflexions sobre si mateix, sobre les seves esperances, temors i exigències de la responsabilitat individual i ètica de l'ésser humà i de la seva llibertat.
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Václav Harvel (October 5, 1936 - December 18, 2011) was a Czech playwright, essayist, poet, philosopher and politician. He was the ninth and last president of Czechoslovakia (1989-1992) and the first president of the Czech Republic (1993-2003). He wrote more than 20 plays and numerous non-fiction works, translated internationally. At the time of show more his death he was Chairman of the New York-based Human Rights Foundation. Havel received many recognitions, including the United States Presidential Medal of Freedom, the Gandhi Peace Prize, the Philadelphia Liberty Medal, the Order of Canada, the freedom medal of the Four Freedoms Award, the Ambassador of Conscience Award and the Hanno R. Ellenbogen Citizenship Award. Havel died in his home in 2011. He was the author of many poetry collections and plays including, The Garden Party, The Beggar's Opera, Mountain Hotel and The Pig. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Canonical title*
- Brieven aan Olga
- Original title
- Dopisy Olze
- Alternate titles*
- Brieven aan Olga : overdenkingen uit de gevangenis
- Original publication date
- 1983
- People/Characters
- Václav Havel; Olga Havel
- Important places*
- Tsjechië
- Original language*
- Tsjechisch
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- Fiction and Literature, Biography & Memoir
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- 891.8625 — Literature & rhetoric Literatures of other languages East Indo-European and Celtic literatures West and South Slavic languages (Bulgarian, Slovene, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Serbo-Croatian, and Macedonian) Czech Czech drama 1900–1989
- LCC
- PG5039.18 .A9 .Z48413 — Language and Literature Slavic languages and literatures. Baltic languages. Albanian language Slavic. Baltic. Albanian Slavic Czech
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