Good-bye, Samizdat: Twenty Years of Czechoslovak Underground WritingMarketa Goetz-Stankiewicz Good-bye, Samizdat offers the first collection of the best of Czechoslovakia's samizdat, underground texts from the era 1948 through 1990. Divided into three sections, the volume includes fiction, cultural and political works, and philosophical essays. The writings reflect the thought of some of Czechoslovakia's best-known minds--Klima, Vaculik, and Havel--as well as others yet unknown in the West. Taken together, they capture the artistic and intellectual mood of a country situated at a focal point between East and West at a fascinating point in history. |
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... asked the skeleton . " All my life I have been sewing from one spool . The black thread has no end , " said the tailor . " So keep reeling ! " said Death . " When you have reeled it all off , you will come with me ! " " And why ? " asked ...
... asked the skeleton . " All my life I have been sewing from one spool . The black thread has no end , " said the tailor . " So keep reeling ! " said Death . " When you have reeled it all off , you will come with me ! " " And why ? " asked ...
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... asked Mr. George . " No , nothing really , " replied Tomek . " I was just passing by and wondered whether you were in , George . " " Fine , " said Mr. George after a short pause . " Come in , then . " Confidently the late guest led the ...
... asked Mr. George . " No , nothing really , " replied Tomek . " I was just passing by and wondered whether you were in , George . " " Fine , " said Mr. George after a short pause . " Come in , then . " Confidently the late guest led the ...
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... asked . “ I wasn't asked this even by the Party organization before the Writers Congress in 1967 , " I replied and left . Insulted to the winter shoes of my personality , I pushed through the crowd pressing against me until I reached ...
... asked . “ I wasn't asked this even by the Party organization before the Writers Congress in 1967 , " I replied and left . Insulted to the winter shoes of my personality , I pushed through the crowd pressing against me until I reached ...
Contents
An Introduction | 3 |
Ivan Klíma The Eyeglasses 1974 | 20 |
Pavel Kohout Golem II 1977 | 27 |
Copyright | |
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