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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... looked once more at the black - clad dummy , the one on which he had put the funeral suit . He was content . The pattern had turned out fine . The black suit looked grand and handsome . But as the first ray of sunlight fell on the ...
... looked once more at the black - clad dummy , the one on which he had put the funeral suit . He was content . The pattern had turned out fine . The black suit looked grand and handsome . But as the first ray of sunlight fell on the ...
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... looked like Death , and Death looked like the tailor . They were dressed handsomely , both in black . Whomever they met , they greeted : " Good morning ! " " Hello ! " " How do you do ? " " A pleasant day to you , Maestro ! " People ...
... looked like Death , and Death looked like the tailor . They were dressed handsomely , both in black . Whomever they met , they greeted : " Good morning ! " " Hello ! " " How do you do ? " " A pleasant day to you , Maestro ! " People ...
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... looked like football players , we sniffed each other out with our eyes and I was scared , I stared into the very heart of silence because the gods have abandoned this world and this town , this Sunday evening I finally reached the peak ...
... looked like football players , we sniffed each other out with our eyes and I was scared , I stared into the very heart of silence because the gods have abandoned this world and this town , this Sunday evening I finally reached the peak ...
Contents
An Introduction | 3 |
Ivan Klíma The Eyeglasses 1974 | 20 |
Pavel Kohout Golem II 1977 | 27 |
Copyright | |
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