My Crazy Century A Memoir by Ivan Klima
My Crazy Century A Memoir by Ivan Klima is a 534-page hardcover published by Grove Press, New York, first published in 2009, this copy is the English translation of 2013. Both the dust jacket and book are in very good condition. Book Summary Spanning six decades that included war, totalitarianism, censorship, and the fight for democracy, My Crazy Century reflects back on Ivan Klima's remarkable life while also looking at this critical period of twentieth-century history. From World War II to the oppressive grip of Communism, from the brief hope of freedom during the Prague Spring of 1968 to the eventual collapse of the regime in 1989's Velvet Revolution, Klima's revelatory account contemplates the ways in which this crazy century led mankind astray and impacted the lives of not only Klima's generation but today's generations still grappling with totalitarian societies. ISBN: 978-0-8021-2170-7