Michael Zantovsky: Havel [2014] hardback ACTIV enthralling thriller" -The Daily Mail

enthralling thriller" -The Daily Mail

the alchemist turns base metals into gold

When Tal is kidnapped in a plot to reveal his powers and destroy his family

drawing on an extensive collection of personal accounts and analysing the violence they endured

is also available in Penguin Modern Classics

Michael Zantovsky: Havel [2014] hardback ACTIV enthralling thriller" -The Daily MailVaclav Havel: iconoclast and philosopher king, an internationally successful playwright who became a political dissident and then, reluctantly, a president. His pivotal role in the Velvet Revolution, the end of Communism and the birth of a modern, west facing Czech Republic makes him a key figure of the twentieth century. He was a character of great contradictions, a courageous visionary who put his life at risk, a leader who inspired great loyalty;