Pink Tanks and Velvet Hangovers

by Douglas Lytle

Lytle's travel book takes place in the months following the fall of the repressive Socialist government in Czechoslovakia. Lytle documents the first shaky steps to democracy and capitalism. He writes... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1883319242
• ISBN13: 9781883319243
• Release Date: March 1995
• Publisher: Frog in Well
• Length: 341 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Essential reading for anyone going to former Czechoslovakia.

Mr. Lytle's experiences roughly paralleled mine though I spent a year teaching in the less trendy Slovak half of Czecho-Slovakia.His experience of a society in transition and attitudes toward the West are especially resonant. He was right about the beer; it's great and the women are beautiful (the best kept secret of the Cold War) I should know, I met my wife in Banska Bystrica, Slovakia.

Usefull reading if you're going to travel to Prague

Because I would be spending a semester studying in Prague, I decided to pick up Douglas Lytle's book. I must say I was very pleased with the results. Lytle writes like a good friend, filling you in on the social and political climate of the country without ever coming off as boring professor. Lytle managed to change my attitude towards Prague (that being from a kid only concerned about partying and going out to someone who is actually concerned and interested in a foreign culture) and for that alone i am gratefull. Lytle is first and foremost a reporter, and that is often revealed in the way he tells his story. All in all, i would label the book essential to anyone planning on spending any significant time in the Czech Republic.