Hľadanie: An Introduction to the Study of the English Language
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Člověk má dělat to, nač má sílu
Než se stal Václav Havel prezidentem, znal Olgu Havlovou jen málokdo.
Stačilo pár let, a získala si úctu tisíců spoluobčanů. Dodnes se hovoří o její
noblese a aristokratičnosti ducha, o síle její osobnosti. Lze říci o Olze Havlové
ještě něco nového, hlubšího a zajímavějšího? Pokouší se o to tento životopis,
který vznikl na podkladě desítek rozhovorů s jejími nejbližšími přáteli,
rodinnými příslušníky, kamarády z dětství a mládí, prominentními i
„obyčejnými“ chartisty a spolupracovníky z Hradu nebo Výboru dobré vůle.
Autor v něm přináší množství širší veřejnosti dosud neznámých informací ze
soukromého života Olgy Havlové a charakterizuje ji jako ženu, mezi jejíž
základní vlastnosti vždy patřily věcnost, odpovědnost a pevnost v názorech.
Nemalá část knihy pojednává také o působení v roli „první dámy“, ale autor
směřuje především mimo sféru oficialit a tradovaných mýtů k zachycení
otevřenosti a konkrétnosti životního dramatu.
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