Dlouhy

142 true episodes from Czechoslovakia, Australia and Asia, with over 90 illustrations.The whole book is based on a simple paradox: The author came from family consisting of Communist Party members, some holding even high places in the political hierarchy. He grew up fully believing, and never questioning, the Communists doctrine imposed on the population after the WW II. He had a bright future, should he only adhere to the path lined-up for him. Then author left the country illegally, and after his return six years later, he was declared the enemy of the state. The secret police made sure that all his activities were limited in their access to information, and they imposed limits on his position and achievements in the society. From an ally of the Communist system he turned into foe, completely unintentionally and unknowingly.

George Dlouhy was born during WW2 in a small village near Prague. During his life so far, he worked for 52 different companies in 26 different positions. During his employment as a mountain guide during early sixties, George had started with photography and his first articles in newspapers appeared after his extensive travel through Australia and Asia. In 1979 he moved permanently to Australia and for a period of 20 years worked mainly as a computer programmer. He published an article ’High Level Sailing’ in Australian sailing magazine ’Cruising Helmsman’ in February 1995, followed by extensive series of articles in Czech fishing magazine ＂Rybarstvi＂. Just recently he produced a fishing video ＂Fishing Lost River＂, in Czech and English. His other books are ＂Coral Sea Tales＂ in English and Czech and ＂Ta voda pohadkova＂ in Czech. He also ventured into poetry and some samples could be found on George’s personal website www.dlouhy.info.