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Chess pieces made of bread by Milan Šimečka

Chess figures

Milan Šimečka made the chess pieces using bread in the prison where he was taken after the capture of the exile literature caravan, which was sent from London by Jan Kavan. Milan Šimečka spent one year in prison and during this period he wrote letters that were preserved and later published in samizdat editions. He also spent some time playing a game of chess using pieces he made from bread that had been given to prisoners.

Location

  • Na Zátorách 6, 170 00 Praha 7 - Holešovice, Czech Republic
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Year of creation

  • 1981

Credits

  • National Museum of Czech Republic

Author(s) of this page

  • Hanáková, Jitka
Last edited on: 2018-07-09 09:58:53