Peter Hosking
Vopěnka: Václav Havel – The Power of the Powerless in the 20th Century
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„Truth and love must triumph over lies and hatred.“ Václav Havel
Martin Vopěnka weaves historical events with biographical narratives, describing the essence of a totalitarian society and the individual's yearning for truth.
Are there gaps in your children's knowledge of 20th-century history? Would they struggle to assemble basic information about Václav Havel's life? This experienced author describes the personality of the first Czech president within the context of 20th-century history. He artfully combines historical occurrences with personal accounts, describing the nature of a totalitarian society and the unwavering pursuit of truth by individuals. Young readers will acquire a lucid understanding of figures like Masaryk and Hitler, the aftermath of the Munich Betrayal, and the milieu in which Václav Havel came of age. Following February 1948, the thoughtful, privileged child transformed into an undesirable son of a bourgeois family with the label "unsuitable for studies". Nevertheless, his heart and intellect were in the right place. His clear vision of the world around him and his personal charisma eventually propelled him into the unofficial leadership of the anti-regime movement and the presidency of our country.
Martin Vopěnka (1963)
Czech writer, publicist, publisher and traveller. He graduated from the Faculty of Nuclear and Physical Engineering of the Czech Technical University, but never pursued this field. In 1991, he established the Práh publishing house; he is a member of the Czech PEN Club and chairman of the Association of Czech Booksellers and Publishers. He writes for children, youth and adults. He is the creator of fiction that often interlaces philosophical or autobiographical elements, such as The Sea of Sorrow for Your Dog, The Fifth Dimension, The End of the Law, and Uncoloured Memories. His novel The Sleeping City, in which he entrusts his faith to the understanding of children, was adapted into a film. Vopěnka also writes poetry. In his collection The House You're Leaving, he presents himself as a sensitive and vulnerable man.
Peter Hosking (1947).
An Australian actor and audiobook narrator. He started acting professionally at The Pram Factory in Melbourne in 1978. In 1996, Hosking received TDK Australian Audio Book Award for Home Before Dark. The same year, he starred in an episode of Halifax f.p.. After 30 years in Australian theatre, film, tv and voice work, moved to Prague in Czech Republic where he works with the Cimrman English Theatre performing English language translations of the works of Jára Cimrman, a man voted the greatest Czech of all time.
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