{"product_id":"a-cup-of-coffee-with-my-interrogator-the-prague-chronicles-of-ludvik-vaculik-9780930523350","title":"A Cup of Coffee with My Interrogator: The Prague Chronicles of Ludvik Vaculik","description":"\u003cp\u003eThese witty and ironical short essays in the classic Czech genre known as feuilletons, or chronicles, show Ludvik Vaculik's philosophy, honesty and humor. His work, in George Theiner's stylish translation, will evoke a powerful response today from English-language readers wondering how to think clearly and keep their values in confusing times.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthor of the radical 2000 Words manifesto for writers during the Prague Spring of 1968, Ludvik Vaculik was banned from all official publishing after the 1968 Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia during two decades until the fall of communism with the Velvet Revolution of 1989. However, as founding editor of the \"Padlock Editions\" of informally circulated typescripts, he was central to maintaining independent writing and ideas in the Czech language.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter the Velvet Revolution confirmed his importance as an independent thinker and cultural figure, Vaculik continued his refusal to subscribe to accepted conventions. 'Democracy has made me a poor democrat' he wrote of the new Czech age of consumer culture, media sound bites and public relations. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ludvik Vaculik\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Readers International\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/01\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 146\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.29lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.48h x 4.72w x 0.31d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780930523350","brand":"Readers International","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40247205691507,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":18.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_bb7bffbe-6695-4481-a29e-69e29c9c8342.jpg?v=1657378655","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/a-cup-of-coffee-with-my-interrogator-the-prague-chronicles-of-ludvik-vaculik-9780930523350","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}