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Josef Rauvolf – Ginsberg’s Wanderings Behind the Iron Curtain

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  • Where: Václav Havel Library, Ostrovní 13, Prague 110 00
  • When: May 7, 2019, 20:00 – 22:00

Allen Ginsberg was not only an outstanding poet but also a keen traveller. On his wanderings he got to know the entire world and countless noteworthy people, as well as finding a great deal of inspiration. The trips he took in 1965, when he visited in succession Cuba, Czechoslovakia, the Soviet Union and Poland – when he was expelled from both Castro’s Havana and Prague – undoubtedly meant a lot to him. As was his habit throughout his life, Ginsberg kept a diary on his travels. These have been published as Iron Curtain Diaries and have just come out in Czech.

The translator Josef Rauvolf, an expert on and personal friend of Ginsberg’s, will discuss the book’s contents.

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