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Zdena Erteltová Philipsová and Petition Editions

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  • Where: Václav Havel Library, Ostrovní 13, Prague 110 00
  • When: May 4, 2015, 19:00 – 21:00

Petition Editions (Edice Petice in Czech), which was established by Ludvík Vaculík in 1972, was one of the most important samizdat series.

Zdena Erteltová Philipsová (1934–2007), who copied 120 titles for the series, also wrote for Petition Editions, Kvart and Alef. In a filmed interview she discusses how she, Ludvík Vaculík, Ivan Klíma, Petr Kabeš, Jiří Gruša and other writers published samizdat – and how the StB secret police developed methods to bully and intimidate her over the years.

Confirmed guests include Eda Kriseová, Jan Vodňanský and Ivan Klíma, who will read his short story Jak Zdena stavěla dům (How Zdena built a house).

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