United States
Guest of the book fair Svět knihy Praha 2025
The true-life story of Anne Marie Kenny reads like fascinating fiction -enduring family tragedy, singing, enjoying an artistic career in America and France, and performing in Prague at the invitation of Václav Havel before moving to the land of her ancestors to start a business. In the decade after the Velvet Revolution, the author lived and worked alongside Czechs discovering their place in a new democratic society while coming to terms with their past under totalitarian rule. Together, they moved forward with Havel’s message as their driving force, building a civil society that is “humane, moral, spiritual, and cultural.” A Song for Bohemia is a love song and a tribute to the spirit of the Czech people, a story of a personal and collective journey to freedom.
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Book World Prague 2025
19:00 - 19:50
Nakladatelství Práh
Czech, English
American author Anne Marie Kenny, in conversation with translator Kateřina Klabanová, reflects on her life in Prague during the post-totalitarian era of...
Friday, 16. 5. 2025
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