Bøger af Vaclav Havel

Vaclav Havel's remarkable and rousing essay on the tyranny of apathy, with a new introduction by Timothy Snyder Cowed by life under Communist Party rule, a greengrocer hangs a placard in their shop window: Workers of the world, unite! Is it a sign of the grocer's unerring ideology?

Samlet for første gang kan man i "Havel- i stykker" læse både taler, skuespil, breve og systemdigte fra den store tjekkiske personlighed, Vàclav Havel. Det er tekster aldrig oversat til dansk før, og man får en bred og inspirerende indblik i en humanist, der ikke blot stod på de store scener og snakkede til nationen, men som sad og fordybede sig i fiktionens finurlige, legende universer. Der er i bogen et stærkt forord af Lada Halounova, samt et perspektiverende efterskrift af Peter Bugge. Halounova og Bugge har desuden stået for at oversætte de forskellige genrer. Så dyk ned i en af Tjekkiets store forfattere, og bliv klogere på både hans leg og alvor og alt det, der skaber et stort menneske!Václav Havel (født 5. oktober 1936 i Prag, død 18. december 2011[1] i Hrádeček) var en tjekkisk forfatter, dramatiker og politiker. Havel var en af grundlæggerne af Charta 77, der udfordrede det kommunistiske styre i Tjekkoslovakiet. Han var præsident i Tjekkiet fra 1989 - 2003.

The Pig, or Václav Havel's Hunt for a Pig was Havel's final theater piece, a shaggy-dog tale set at a pig roast and filled with music. Vladimír Morávek took an old dialogue of Havel's, combined it with Smetana's The Bartered Bride, and the resulting collage comments both on Communist Czechoslovakia and the post-Communist Czech era. Also included is Havel's first ever one-act: Ela, Hela, and the Hitch. These plays, translated by Edward Einhorn, have never before been published in English translation. Part of the Havel Collection, a series of new translations of the work of Václav Havel, from Theater 61 Press.

Leaving was the first play written by Václav Havel after his final term as President of The Czech Republic. Inspired by Lear and The Cherry Orchard, Havel writes of a man forced to leave the state owned villa he has called home for years, when his time in public office has ended. A drama of ethics and politics with, as always, a touch of the absurd. Translated by Havel's most prolific translator, Paul Wilson. Part of the Havel Collection, a series of new translations of the work of Václav Havel, from Theater 61 Press.

The Vaněk Plays are perhaps Václav Havel's best-known works, and the character Vaněk became a symbol for Czechoslovak dissidents during the Communist era. In the plays, Audience, Protest, and Unveiling, Vaněk encounters people trapped by the moral dilemmas inherent in a Communist system. Also included is Havel's modern sequel, the previously unpublished Dozens of Cousins. All translated by Jan Novak. Part of the Havel Collection, a series of new translations of the work of Václav Havel, from Theater 61 Press.

The Increased Difficulty of Concentration is a metaphysical farce, written by dissident Czechoslovak playwright (and future president) Václav Havel. Hummel, an academic, juggles lovers, philosophy, and the questions from a strange machine called Pazuk, while trying to make sense of his life. A previously unpublished translation by Stěpàn Simek. Part of the Havel Collection, a series of new translations of the work of Václav Havel, from Theater 61 Press.

The Memo is one of Václav Havel's most popular plays, and this new translation is by Havel's most prolific translator, Paul Wilson. An office has adopted a new official language, Ptydepe, in an attempt to make communication more scientific. But the new language may truly be a tool for power. Havel's play was able to slip by the Communist Czech censors in 1965, despite its veiled political commentary. Part of the Havel Collection, a series of new translations of the work of Václav Havel, from Theater 61 Press.

This classic farce done in thirty scenes with no chronological sequence concerns a doctor of philosophy who has a wife, a mistress, and a secretary whose beautiful legs make it difficult for him to concentrate when she is taking dictation.

From the former president of the Czech Republic comes this first-hand account of his years in office and the transition to democracy following the fall of Communism.A renowned playwright, Vclav Havel became one of Czechoslovakia's most prominent dissidents under Communist rule and the president after the Velvet Revolution, making him a key player in European politics. Here we see first-hand the challenges of creating a new government, tempered with Havel's revealing insights into the difficulties posed by an era of increased globalization and conflict. He discusses not only the situation in his own country, but also such pressing issues as the future of the European Union, the war in Iraq, and the role of the United States in contemporary affairs. Written with an eye towards both the political and the personal and a witty, well-honed eloquence, To the Castle and Back is a rare glimpse into the minds of one of the most important political figures of modern times.

In the face of Europe's rising nationalism and intolerance, this timely anthology by Czech writers addresses a key issue for today. The courage of Czech writers is legendary. During the Cold War they kept their nation's conscience alive by clandestine publishing while imprisoned as "dissidents" or collecting garbage, washing windows or selling fish as "non-persons," and then they took the lead in the Velvet Revolution of 1989 that overthrew communism.In Europe and the West today - with its rising nationalism and political extremism - subtlety, humour and sharp intelligence are needed more than ever, and this volume of stories, poetry, essays and drama showcases some of the best Czech writing on these important topics. The volume also lends insight into the role of Czech writers during two of the darkest periods of Central European history: the struggles against fascism and communism.

Forming part of the Vanek Plays trilogy, Audience is a cleverly-constructed satire on power and those who wield it. Vanek is summoned to a meeting with the Head Maltster and offered promotion, but only if he informs on himself!2 men

Private View has the same irony and touch of comic absurdity as its two companion pieces in the Vanek trilogy. Invited by his ridiculous friends Michael and Vera, the mild-mannered writer, Vanek, endeavours to enthuse over their newly, pretentiously refurbished flat. But as the couple happily express the perfection of their marriage their tone gradually develops into a personal attack on Vanek.|1 woman, 2 men

Books of great political insight and novelty always outlive their time of birth and this reissued work, initially published in 1985, is no exception

Contains essays dealing with spiritual preconditions of the global survival of humankind and the quintessence of the author's views on the world which we have inherited - as well as his views on our hopes for the future. This book closes with the author's personal reflection on the deeper meaning and aim of the Forum 2000 meetings.

Includes the essays of political writing that are emerged from central and Eastern Europe during the whole of the post-war period.

Chancellor Rieger is leaving office. But does leaving office necessarily mean that he, his mistress and his extended family have to leave the state villa, which has been their home for years?While his former secretary, and the former secretary to his former secretary, grapple with the mechanics of change and his family prepare to vace an uncertain future, the chancellor himself considers his legacy amid visits from journalists, an infatuated student and his arch-rival and possible successor, Patrick Klein.With echoes of both King Lear and The Cherry Orchard, Vaclav Havel's Leaving addresses the themes of change, dispossession and the transfer of power from one generation to the next. The play received its English-language world premiere at the Orange Tree Theatre, Richmond, in September 2008.Leaving is Vaclav Havel's first play since he was propelled to political office in 1989.

The Czech President Vaclav Havel, a force on behalf of international human rights and his country's most celebrated dissident, first gained prominence as a playwright. During the period when Havel was blacklisted by the Czechoslovakian government for...

Vaclav Havel is one of the most important European writers of our time. 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

The plays in this volume include "Largo Desolato", "Temptation" and "Redevelopment" in versions by Tom Stoppard, George Theiner and James Saunders, respectively. Their themes are freedom of thought, Faustian opportunism and town-planning.