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One of the most powerful documents of the spiritual and physical state of exile ever published

About the Author

Josef Koudelka was born in Moravia in 1938. In 1968, he photographed the Soviet invasion of Prague, for which he was awarded the Overseas Press Club's Robert Capa Gold Medal. He has published over a dozen books, including Exiles, Chaos and Invasion 68: Prague.

Reviews

'Exceptionally beautiful images … everything Czech photographer Josef Koudelka captures speaks deeply of the endurance of the human spirit … Master photographer is a term that’s bandied around far too much, but here it is more than justified' - Amateur Photographer

'The images evoke feelings of alienation, disconnection and love' - The Plus Paper