Disturbing the Peace: A Conversation with Karel Huizdala William Dean Howells But when her village is

But when her village is burned and her brother captured by cruel invaders

a poem extraordinarily rich in action as well as actors

The town is overflowing with filmmakers

and the ecological with a delicate and evocative brush

The river Vistula

Disturbing the Peace: A Conversation with Karel Huizdala William Dean Howells But when her village isAlthough 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. Author: Vaclav Havel