Protest (tr. Novak)
by Václav Havel, Jan Novak

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Synopsis

Ferdinand Vanek, the eternal dissident and the central character in Audience, Private View and this impressive autobiographical one-act, is approached by a friend whose future son-in-law, a song writer/singer and member of an opposition party, has been arrested.

Vanek is asked to formulate a protest resolution, collect signatures and activate interest abroad so that his friend can save his pregnant daughter's intended spouse without endangering his comfortable middle class existence.

Publication

Publisher Samuel French

Protest (tr. Novak) is a comedy play written by Václav Havel and published by Samuel French .

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