Recording of the presentation of Jiří Sozanský's book Post scriptum

On 19 June 2021, a presentation of the extensive book Post scriptum documenting the artistic work of Jiří Sozanský. The extensive textual part contains the author's memories of his childhood and adolescence during the totalitarian period, his civic attitudes and artistic development, his encounters with personalities who influenced him up to the present day. The book was published by the Symposion association and the Museum of Memory of the XXth Century also collaborated on its publication. Literary historian Jan Wiendl, historian Petr Kourou and literary critic Libuší Heczková spoke about the author and the book at the House of Pážat, where the presentation took place as part of the open day. The meeting was moderated by historian Petr Blažek, and the opening speech was given by the chairwoman of the museum's board of trustees, Hana Kordová Marvanová. On this occasion, Jiří Sozanský also exhibited a series of ten paintings inspired by the life stories of Franz Kafka and his sisters who became victims of the Holocaust.