Additional Resources for The Memorandum by Václav Havel

The Memorandum Further Reading

Carey, Phyllis, "Living in Lies: Vaclav Havel's Drama," in Cross Currents, Summer, 1990, pp. 200-11.

This essay gives an overview of Havel's work as a playwright, including a brief discussion of The Memorandum.

Goetz-Stankiewicz, Marketa, and Phyllis Carey, eds., Critical Essays on Vaclav Havel, G. K. Hall & Company, 1999.

This collection of essays covers all of Havel's writings as well as his political life. Several discussions of The Memorandum are included.

Hvizdala, Karel, and Vaclav Havel, Disturbing the Peace: A Conversation with Karel Hvizdala, translated by Paul Wilson, Alfred A. Knopf, 1990.

This book is composed of conversations between the authors in 1986, and includes Havel's own descriptions of his life and work.

Korbel, Josef, Twentieth Century Czechoslovakia: The Meanings of Its History, Columbia University Press, 1977.

This book gives background on the history of Czechoslovakia from its inception to 1968, with...
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