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Pavel Kohout

Born

in Praha, Czech Republic

July 20, 1928

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Pavel Kohout is a Czech and Austrian novelist, playwright, and poet. He was a member of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia, a Prague Spring exponent and dissident in the 1970s until he was expelled to Austria. He was a founding member of the Charter 77 movement.

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Average rating: 3.74 · 2,021 ratings · 213 reviews · 54 distinct works • Similar authors

	Katyně by Pavel Kohout, Karel Havlicek (Illustrator) 3.76 avg rating — 760 ratings — published 1978 — 29 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Widow Killer 3.73 avg rating — 496 ratings — published 1995 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hodina tance a lásky 3.97 avg rating — 113 ratings — published 1989 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Nápady svaté Kláry 3.68 avg rating — 93 ratings — published 1980 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Kde je zakopán pes: memoáromán 4.12 avg rating — 78 ratings — published 1987 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	I Am Snowing: The Confessions Of A Woman of Prague 3.32 avg rating — 87 ratings — published 1992 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ο άντρας που περπατούσε ανάποδα by Pavel Kohout, Σόνια Στάμου-Ντορνιάκοβα (translator) 3.70 avg rating — 64 ratings — published 1970 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Konec velkých prázdnin 4.33 avg rating — 51 ratings — published 1990 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Smyčka really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 2008 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Z deníku kontrarevolucionáře, aneb, Životy od tanku k tanku 3.50 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 1969 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Fortunately, even boundless despair eventually reaches the limits of our body and soul, and slowly blunts itself against them.”
― Pavel Kohout, The Widow Killer

tags: despair, grief, hope, soul

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“A chtěli jsme jí předat i své bohaté poznatky z praxe, aby se „capital punishment“, jak výstižně říkají Angličané, absolutní trest, nestal živností diletantů, ale opět doménou nejlepších synů a teď i nejlepších dcer svého věku. Jste-li totiž, — pokračoval profesor Vlk, obraceje se k doktoru Tachecímu, — pane doktore, skutečný humanista, nesmíte zavírat oči před faktem, že při každé větší akci, ať je to lokální revoluce nebo světová válka, popravují spoustu lidí osoby, pro které věšet znamená prostě oběsit. Jenže on je, to mi věřte! dosti velký rozdíl, jestli vám oprátka perfektně zlomí vaz, anebo vás čtvrt hodiny pomalu stranguluje, že se můžete umrskat.”
― Pavel Kohout, Katyně

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“It always works, every time; despite the faith, love, morality, and honor we acquire so painfully in our lifelong struggle for self betterment, in moments of crisis what triumphs is a blind instinct for self preservation. In this respect, we humans are worse than animals, who defend their pack until torn to bits.”
― Pavel Kohout, The Widow Killer

tags: human-nature, pessimism

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