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Fields of Light: A Son Remembers His Heroic Father
by
Joseph Hurka
Winner of Pushcart's 19th annual Editor's Book Award. After the fall of Communism, Joseph Hurka traveled to Prague, where his father had fought in the Underground against the Czech-Stalinist government. As the son walks in his father's steps, he uncovers a hidden past: he learns of his father's brutal imprisonment, his fortunate release, and his fierce resistance work. Fie...more
Paperback, 201 pages
Published
March 28th 2003
by Pushcart Press
(first published June 2001)
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I'm fascinated by family histories and hope to one day know enough about my own family to do something similar - though I can't complain too loudly considering I started this project in the late nineties and still have very superficial information about both sides of my family. But really that's beside the point.
Joseph Hurka visited his parents' homeland in the Czech Republic in the nineties after the Velvet Revolution. His father had been a part of the anti-communist underground m...more
Joseph Hurka visited his parents' homeland in the Czech Republic in the nineties after the Velvet Revolution. His father had been a part of the anti-communist underground m...more
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I read this book to understand more of my Czechoslovakian heritage. Growing up, I remember that my Grandmothers family was behind the Iron curtain, and very little contact was maintained. So the mystery of Czechoslovakia looms over me. I hear of the beauty of Prague, and desire to know more. This book helped me understand what Czecholslovakia was like in the 60's, how to honor one's father, and how our heritage can also be our future.
I was in Prague in 1996 and I wish I'd read this book then. I saw all the art nouveau and pretty and fun stuff and never thought about the communist stuff that was just freshly over. Or else my friend told me about it and I was too bubbleheaded to think about it.
This book did a lot to make me understand the depth of the Czech Republic, and the horrible struggle under communism and during WWII. Really sad and moving.
This book did a lot to make me understand the depth of the Czech Republic, and the horrible struggle under communism and during WWII. Really sad and moving.
I really enjoyed this book. I have the opprotunty to know the author and had many occasions to talk with Joe about his expereince gathering the information for his book. He shared his story with me about his childhood and his relationship with his parents. I found it easy to put myself in the book and be in the shoes of those I read about. I grew very attached to Joe's story and his book. In a time when you could trust no one, Joe's father was a hero, it is worth reading.
The Czech underground during the Soviet occupation. You don't hear too many first hand accounts of this.
Still reading it! I love the way it's written though - and it's all in Praha! Wooo!
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