Letters to Olga
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Letters to Olga is a collection of prison letters written by Czech dissident and future president Václav Havel to his wife, offering philosophical reflections and insights into life under communist repression.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Letters to Olga canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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collection of letters ⓘ |
| about |
Charter 77 movement
NERFINISHED
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Czechoslovak dissident community ⓘ ethics and morality ⓘ everyday life in prison ⓘ existential questions ⓘ human dignity ⓘ totalitarianism ⓘ |
| addressee | Olga Havlová NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Václav Havel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorLaterPosition |
President of Czechoslovakia
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President of the Czech Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorOccupation |
dissident
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playwright ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Czechoslovakia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Olga Havlová NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
non-fiction
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philosophical literature ⓘ prison literature ⓘ |
| hasForm | epistolary ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced |
perceptions of Václav Havel as a thinker
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understanding of Eastern European dissidence ⓘ |
| hasPart |
individual letters
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philosophical essays in letter form ⓘ |
| languageOfThisEdition | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | late 20th century ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
communist repression
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personal correspondence ⓘ philosophical reflections ⓘ political imprisonment ⓘ |
| notableFor |
documentation of dissident experience in Czechoslovakia
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insight into life under communist rule ⓘ philosophical meditations on responsibility and freedom ⓘ |
| numberOfLetters | over 100 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Czech ⓘ |
| placeOfWriting | Czech prisons ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1988 ⓘ |
| publisher | Knopf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Disturbing the Peace
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The Power of the Powerless NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | Czechoslovakia under communist regime ⓘ |
| theme |
hope under oppression
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love and loyalty ⓘ personal responsibility ⓘ spiritual search ⓘ truth and authenticity ⓘ |
| translator | Paul Wilson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writtenInPeriod | 1979–1983 ⓘ |
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