To the Castle and Back

From the former president of the Czech Republic comes this first-hand account of his years in office and the transition to democracy following the fall of Communism.   A renowned playwright, Václav Havel became one of Czechoslovakia's most prominent dissidents under Communist rule – and the president after the Velvet Revolution, making him a key player in European politics. Here we see first-hand the challenges of creating a new government, tempered with Havel's revealing insights into the