To the Castle and Back: A Memoir - Brossura

Havel, Vaclav

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ISBN 10: 030738845X ISBN 13: 9780307388452

Casa editrice: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 2008

Riassunto

In an illuminating memoir, the former president of the Czech Republic details his odyssey from dissident playwright to politician, his battle against communism, and his thoughts on the future of the European Union, the role of national identity in today's world, the war in Iraq, his battle with lung cancer, the United States, and other topics. Reprint. 10,000 first printing.

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Recensione:

“Moving and often beautifully expressed....To the Castle and Back gives us any number of sharp portrayals.” —Los Angeles Times Book Review“An artful, sly, and touching self portrait.” —The New York Times Book Review“Fascinating...Havel displays [democratization] in heartbreaking, frustrating reality.” —Cleveland Plain Dealer

L'autore:

Václav Havel was born in Czechoslovakia in 1936. His plays have been produced around the world, and he is the author of many influential essays on totalitarianism and dissent. He was a founding spokesman for Charter 77 and served as president of the Czech Republic until 2003. He died in 2011 at the age of 75.

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• Editore: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
• Data di pubblicazione: 2008
• ISBN 10: 030738845X
• ISBN 13: 9780307388452
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 400