Friedenspreis des Deutschen Buchhandels.

HAVEL, Vaclav.

$400.00

Item Number: 141282

Frankfurt: Börsenverein des Deutschen Buchhandels, 1989.

Early printing of this work by the legendary Czech poet and politician. Octavo, original illustrated wrappers. Boldly signed by Vaclav Havel with a drawing of a heart. In near fine condition.

Vaclav Havel was a statesman, author, poet, playwright, and former dissident. Havel served as the last president of Czechoslovakia from 1989 until the dissolution of Czechoslovakia on December 31, 1992 and then as the first president of the Czech Republic from 1993 to 2003. He was the first democratically elected president of either country after the fall of communism. As a writer of Czech literature, he is known for his plays, essays, and memoirs.