Letters to Olga: June 1979-September 1982; Translated from the Czech with an Introduction by Paul Wilson
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1988. Hardcover. First American Edition. [8], 397, [5] p.; 24 cm. Brown cover with gilt spine and cover titles. Illustrated dust jacket. Czech playwright Vaclav Havel (1936-2011) wrote these letters to his wife, Olga Splichalova (1933-1996), while imprisoned for his actions in support of the Czech human rights movement, Charter 77. He later served as the final president of Czechoslovakia, from 1989 until its dissolution in 1992, and then as the first president of the Czech Republic, from 1993 to 2003. Book is in Near Fine Condition: red remainder mark on top page edges; otherwise, clean and tight. Dust jacket is in Very Good Condition: creased and chipped at ends of spine; otherwise, clean and bright. Near Fine / very good. Item #009735
ISBN: 0394547950
Price: $24.00