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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... leave Prague , because , so it was said , they had caused the plague , and ought to leave all their possessions here as punishment . That's when on the Charles Bridge you stepped into the way of the emperor's carriage , and the four ...
... leave Prague , because , so it was said , they had caused the plague , and ought to leave all their possessions here as punishment . That's when on the Charles Bridge you stepped into the way of the emperor's carriage , and the four ...
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... leave . " Mr. George saw his guest out , locked up behind him , and returned to the living room . He noticed a serious , strange gentleman in an elegant dark suit sitting in a chair by the coffee table . At that time the upholstery was ...
... leave . " Mr. George saw his guest out , locked up behind him , and returned to the living room . He noticed a serious , strange gentleman in an elegant dark suit sitting in a chair by the coffee table . At that time the upholstery was ...
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... Leave ? Leave for where ? " " Fly , to be precise . To Germany . Not the GDR , to the other Germany . ' " For ... how long ? " " For good . For good ! I didn't want to at least not now , made me . " ... but ... you " They're all yellow ...
... Leave ? Leave for where ? " " Fly , to be precise . To Germany . Not the GDR , to the other Germany . ' " For ... how long ? " " For good . For good ! I didn't want to at least not now , made me . " ... but ... you " They're all yellow ...
Contents
An Introduction | 3 |
Ivan Klíma The Eyeglasses 1974 | 20 |
Pavel Kohout Golem II 1977 | 27 |
Copyright | |
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