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Havel Biography

Frank speaks with author John Keane about his book Vaclav Havel: A Political Tragedy in Six Acts. (Basic Books). Vaclav Havel is President of the Czech Republic. Keane asserts that Havel's life has been shaped and determined by major political shifts of the 20th century: World War II, the rise and fall of Communism, the Prague Spring and the emerging democracies of Eastern Europe.

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