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 | The Vigor Ting This book is a collection of a few authentic photographs and true episodes from my life, and it could be successfully argued that this is actually an autobiography. An autobiography was not my intention though. I wanted to present here a series of what I think are interesting stories. In my childhood, and actually even long after that, the world was divided into two parts, East and West. For the first twenty years after the war in Europe there was very little exchange of information, and the general population on both sides relied mainly on their own imagination. East and West were not just diverse systems; they were in fact deadly enemies. They both claimed superiority, and accused each other of lies and diversion. At the time of writing this book, I have spent half of my life in each part of this divided world, trying to live my life as close to my dreams as I was allowed to. | ||||||||||||||
| I met people and visited places I would never have, should I had not crossed that partition. I did, and I paid a high price for it; I had to change my friends and my home. I have also unintentionally complicated my life. The Czechoslovakian secret police kept a dossier on me that contained hundreds of pages of testimonies and accusations, some of which were released after the change of the political system there. They questioned my accidental connections with people in high positions, what they believed did not correspond to my social status in society. That by itself was a good enough reason to accuse me of being a spy and start years of intensive investigations. Twice I committed the crime of leaving Czechoslovakia illegally, and twice I was given a jail sentence. Yet paradoxically, the only days I spent in detention were my first days after I entered the free Western world. I travelled to places, which were like some distant fairytale kingdoms, full of friendly atmosphere and friendly people. In my opinion, it used to be a better world, and I consider living through those exciting times as a priceless reward. Reward, I am not aware how I deserved it. With every new episode I lived through, with every new place I entered, my roles in life perpetually changed. Some were sad and some were happy, some were even tragic and some roles almost comic. Nevertheless, every new role gave me a new start; every new role has renewed my vigour and replenished the courage, I needed to face the events to come. | |||||||||||||||
| The Vigor Ting - 142 Real episodes - Category: Adult's True Stories. Published as paperback, black & white illustrations, 5.5"x8.5" (140x216 mm), 444 pages with 89 B&W illustrations. This book is a chronological collection of true stories, starting with post-war Czechoslovakia, and extending into sixties in Australia and Asia. The book ends with Czechoslovakia in the seventies. - Volume 1 - Czechoslovakia from WW II until 1966 - Volume 2 - Vienna 1967 - Volume 3 - Australia until 1972 - Volume 4 - Asia 1972 - Volume 5 - Czechoslovakia until 1979 Paperback Edition B&W ISBN 978-1451517651 | |||||||||||||||
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