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1984
He writes the play Largo Desolato, the story of a dissident, intellectual and moral leader of the nation who fights for his identity with his last drops of strength.
1984–1989
Collections of Havel's essays On Human Identity and In all Directions, edited by Vilém Prečan, are published by Czech exiles. VH gives a number of interviews to prestigious Western newspapers and magazines. He speaks out in defence of the unjustly prosecuted and takes care of their financial support; he continues writing plays and publishing the samizdat Dispatch Editions; he is a member of the editorial board of Lidové noviny and co-founds the magazine O divadle (On Theatre). Though monitored, detained and harassed at home, abroad he is increasingly regarded as an unofficial authority within the Czech dissent.
16. srpna 1984
A house search takes place at his cottage in Hrádeček, during which the police confiscate a great number of books, magazines, audio tapes, photos, personal letters and other documents. VH is also subjected to harassment from the police in subsequent years.
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