Jaroslav Koran interview, The University of Iowa, 1990s

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Title: Jaroslav Koran interview, The University of Iowa, 1990s
Creator: Koran, Jaroslav, 1940-
Contributor: Nazareth, Peter
Contributor: University of Iowa. International Writing Program
Creator Note: Czech
Publisher: WSUI (Radio station : Iowa City, Iowa)
KSUI 91.7 FM (Radio station : Iowa City, Iowa)
Description: Jaroslav Koran of the Czech Republic discusses his time as mayor of Prague. A former IWP resident, Koran talks about translating several English and American books for the Czech audience, most of which deal with the absurdities of power dynamics. He then talks about being part of the Czech Cultural Revolution that eventually led to being elected mayor of Prague. Koran discusses the many difficulties of being a politician and the way that one’s view of the world changes as a member of government. Finally, he discusses what he has been doing since being mayor including Editing the Czech edition of Playboy magazine, as well as his fondness for Iowa City and Cedar Rapids.
Notes: Peter Nazareth, a native of Uganda, is a Professor of English and African-American World Studies at the University of Iowa. Since 1974, he has been advisor to the University's International Writing Program, which brings writers from around the world to the University of Iowa for semester-long residencies. Over the span of more than thirty years, Nazareth has recorded interviews, seminars, and panel discussions with IWP writers conducted in various settings, including "Humanities at Iowa", a 1980s radio show that aired on WSUI/KSUI.
Subjects: Library of Congress Thesaurus for Graphic Materials: Interviews
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Authors
Subjects: Library of Congress Subject Headings: Authors, Czech
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Communism -- Czechoslovakia
Czech Republic -- Politics and government
Subjects: Persons: Koran, Jaroslav, 1940-
Havel, Vaclav
Subjects: Corporate Bodies: Humanities at Iowa (Radio program)
Subject: Time: 1990-2000
Subject: Place: United States -- Iowa -- Iowa City
Physical Description: 00:27:14
Digitization Specifications: Originally recorded on audiocassette and converted to wav and mp3 files. Master digital recording available in wav format.
Rights Management: Educational use only, no other rights given. U.S. and international copyright laws may protect this digital object. Commercial use or distribution of the object is not permitted without prior permission of the copyright holder.
Contact Information: Contact the International Writing Program at the University of Iowa: https://iwp.uiowa.edu/contact
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Item Type (AAT): interviews
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