Disturbing the Peace: A Conversation with Karel Huizdala

Vaclav Havel. Vintage Books USA, $14.95 (256pp) ISBN 978-0-679-73402-4

Havel discusses his transformation from absurdist playwright to activist to president of Czechoslovakia in interviews conducted during 1985 and 1986 by exiled journalist Hvizdala. ``Mingling autobiography with discussions of politics, literature and theater, his ruminations add up to a disarming and involving self-portrait,'' said PW . (Apr.)

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