Modern man must descend the spiral of his own absurdity to the lowest point; only then can he look beyond it. It is obviously impossible to get around it, jump over it, or simply avoid it.
Descriptionplaywright, essayist, poet, dissident and politician from the Czech Republic
BornOctober 5, 1936
DiedDecember 18, 2011
CountryCzech Republic
ProfessionWriter; Playwright; Politician; Director
WorksAntikódy; The Garden Party; Leaving; The Power Of The Powerless
AwardsCharlemagne Prize; Grand Cross Of The Legion Of Honour; Order Of The White Lion; Order Of Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk; Presidential Medal Of Freedom; Order Of The White Double Cross; Order Of Vytautas The Great; Order Of The Cross Of Terra Mariana; Order Of The White Eagle; Commandeur Des Arts Et Des Lettres?; Gottlieb Duttweiler Prize; Order Of The Liberator General San Martín; Austrian Decoration For Science And Art; Order Of The Southern Cross; Austrian State Prize For European Literature; Knight Grand Cross Of The Order Of The Bath; Collar Of The Order Of Isabella The Catholic?; Prix Mondial Cino Del Duca; St. George's Order Of Victory; Order Of Prince Yaroslav The Wise; Order Of Brilliant Star; Gandhi Peace Prize; Order Of Merit Of The Italian Republic; Order Of Merit Of The Republic Of Hungary; Order Of State Of Republic Of Turkey; Order Of Merit Of The Federal Republic Of Germany; Order Of The Three Stars; Order Of Al-Hussein Bin Ali; Order Of Rio Branco; Order Of The Liberator General San Martín; Order Of The Republic; ; Order Of Liberty; Erasmus Prize; Franz Kafka Prize; Concordia Prijs; Companion Of The Order Of Canada; Peace Prize Of The German Book Trade; Olof Palme Prize; Indira Gandhi Prize; Princess Of Asturias Award - Communications And Humanities; Geuzenpenning; Four Freedoms Award - Freedom Medal; Philadelphia Liberty Medal; Freedom Award; Giuseppe Motta Medal; Light Of Truth Award; Monismanien Prize; Democracy Service Medal; Delta Prize For Global Understanding
