Reading Havel

It can be assumed that many people outside Czechia are familiar with the name Havel. But do they also know his texts? Have they read any of them? The aim of the project Číst Havla / Reading Havel is to bring closer the key texts of Czechoslovakia's and the first president of Czechia Václav Havel who would this autumn celebrate his 85th birthday.

The project builds on the original concept of the Václav Havel Library, which has been running for several years and is aimed primarily at young readers in Czech primary and secondary schools.

We approached prominent public figures who met Václav Havel and/or who are his supporters (whether in the Czech Republic or abroad) to read selected excerpts from his texts. The project was presented in the following countries: Czech Republic, Slovakia, France, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Hungary, Greece, South Korea.

The invitation was accepted by

Taťána Gregor Brzobohatá
Pavel Fischer
Radka Denemarková
Tomáš Halík
Aneta Langerová
Patrik Hábl
Martha Issová
Ewa Farna, Agnieszka Holland, Bessel Kok, Romano Prodi, Prokopis Pavlopoulos, and others

Tat'ána Gregor Brzobohatá – excerpt from Letters to Olga

Pavel Fischer – an excerpt from Václav Havel's speech at the Salzburg Music Festival

Radka Denemarková – an excerpt from Havel's essay A Word about Words

Tomáš Halík – reading from Letter to Olga No. 142

Aneta Langerová – reading from Letter to Olga No. 120

Patrik Hábl – reading from Letter to Olga No. 79

Martha Issová – reading from Letter to Olga No. 138

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