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Rudolf Barta: The Hands of the Prison Clock

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  • Where: Václav Havel Library, Ostrovní 13, Prague 110 00
  • When: February 2, 2017, 19:00 – 21:00

Rudolf Barta comes from a family that has produced a number of important entrepreneurs, inventors and scientists. He himself emigrated in 1968, first to Germany and later to the US. For him the attraction wasn’t career but the joy of living in the free world. After initially working for the British Army he later scraped along in a life of adventure or earned a living as a butler or trader… and along the way he encountered countless big names from the worlds of cinema, media and politics.

Rich with stories and with a clear undercurrent of blues poetry, Barta’s book Ručičky věžních hodin (The Hands of the Prison Clock) describes both periods of success and steep falls. It is not just a personal chronicle but a testament to the life of an entire generation.

Tomáš Vrba and Michael Žantovský will present the book and conduct a talk with the author. 

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