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100	1		_aHavel, Vaclav
240	1	0	_aProsím strucne _l. English
245	1	0	_aTo the Castle and back _c/ Václav Havel ; translated from the Czech by Paul Wilson
260			_aNew York _b: Alfred A. Knopf _c, 2007.
300			_a383 p. _c; 24 cm.
500			_aIncludes interview with Karel Hvízdala.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520			_aAs writer, dissident, and statesman, Václav Havel played an essential part in the profound changes that occurred in Central Europe during the last decades of the twentieth century, and became a powerful intellectual and political force for the reestablishment of democratic principles and institutions. Now, in this intimate, illuminating memoir, he recollects the pivotal experiences and ideas of his remarkable life. Known in his native Prague for his theatrical productions, and imprisoned for his anticommunist views, Havel emerged on the international stage in 1989 as the elected president of Czechoslovakia, and, in 1993, as president of the newly formed Czech Republic. He writes with eloquence and candor about his transition from playwright to politician, and the surreal challenges of governing a young democracy. But the scope of his writing extends far beyond the circumstances he faced in his own country. He shares his thoughts on the future of the EU, the reach of the American superpower, and the role of national identity in today's world. He explains why he has come to believe the war in Iraq is a fiasco, and he discusses the reverberations from his initial support of the invasion. This is also a personal book, in which he writes for the first time about his battle with lung cancer, the death of his first wife, Olga, and the controversy that has dogged his relationship with his second wife, the Czech actress Dagmar Vekrnová. And, finally, it is a meditation on mortality and on the difficulties of writing itself. Infused with characteristic wit and well-honed irony,To the Castle and Backis a revelation of one of the most important figures of our time.
600	1	0	_aHavel, Vaclav
651		0	_aCzechoslovakia _x--Politics and government _y--1989-1992
651		0	_aCzech republic _x--Politics and government _y--1993-
700	1		_aHvizdala, Karel _d, 1993-
700	1		_aWilson, Paul R _q. (Paul Robert) _d, 1941-
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