Description: Although in many ways this book stands as an informal autobiography of the playwright turned statesman, these eloquent and often witty interviews do much more than just recapitulate how Vaclav Havel helped transform Czechoslovakia into a democracy. Havel gives insights into Czech history, the social and political roles of art, and a statement of the values underlying recent events in Eastern Europe. A national bestseller.
Review Quotes: "Unquestionably [Havel's] finest work...Part autobiography, part history, part esthetics, [it] finds its unity in the personal qualities that catapulted a lonely dissenter...into prominence as the reluctant president of his country....Disturbing the Peace leaves no room for controversy about his place in the moral pantheon of our century."--The New York Times Book Review
"Merits our utmost attention....A truly Jeffersonian vision...That vision, so respectful of human rights in Czechoslovakia, could affect social change in any country."--Washington Post Book World