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In a book written while he was president of Czechoslovakia, Vaclav Havel combines the same powerful eloquence, moral passion, and abiding wisdom that informed his writing as a dissident and playwright, with a candor unprecedented from one with the broad perspective and infinite responsibility of governing a country.Havel, now president of the Czech Republic, addresses the legacy of Communism as the euphoria of the Velvet Revolution gives way to a more problematic reality. Yet even as he grapples with the challenges of political change, he affirms his belief in a politics motivated by moral responsibility; in an economy tempered by compassion; and in the central roles of art and culture in the transformation of society. Summer Meditations is not only a timely and necessary testament of events in Eastern Europe but a profound reflection upon the nature and practice of politics and a stirring call for morality, civility, and openness in public life throughout the world.
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Summer meditations, Václav Havel
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- Released
- 1993
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- Title
- Summer meditations
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Václav Havel
- Publisher
- Vintage Books
- Released
- 1993
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 149
- ISBN10
- 0679744975
- ISBN13
- 9780679744979
- Series
- Tags
- Non-Fiction, Social Sciences, True Stories, Biographies, Political Science & Politics, Philosophical Topics, Czech Literature, Autobiographies & Memoirs, Politics, Opinion Journalism & Essays, Yoga, Classicism, Václav Havel, 1936–2011
- Rating
- 4.1 out of 5
- Description
- In a book written while he was president of Czechoslovakia, Vaclav Havel combines the same powerful eloquence, moral passion, and abiding wisdom that informed his writing as a dissident and playwright, with a candor unprecedented from one with the broad perspective and infinite responsibility of governing a country.Havel, now president of the Czech Republic, addresses the legacy of Communism as the euphoria of the Velvet Revolution gives way to a more problematic reality. Yet even as he grapples with the challenges of political change, he affirms his belief in a politics motivated by moral responsibility; in an economy tempered by compassion; and in the central roles of art and culture in the transformation of society. Summer Meditations is not only a timely and necessary testament of events in Eastern Europe but a profound reflection upon the nature and practice of politics and a stirring call for morality, civility, and openness in public life throughout the world.