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Letters to Olga
Letters to Olga: June 1979 to September 1982 | Vaclav Havel, Paul Wilson
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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 stay the course.' Bruce Chatwin
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The tragedy of modern man is not that he knows less and less about the meaning of his own life, but that it bothers him less and less.

Louise Such an amazing thinker! 6y
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Finally finished Letters to Olga. I've read a lot of Havel's writings and my mind is better after having discovered him. The World from his perspective is one we should all see. He will inspire revolution (though he technically already did). The dissident would do well to familiarize him or herself with Havel.

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