Má cesta za štěstím – Gott Karel (2021)

A unique autobiography of the greatest legend of the Czech and Czechoslovak music scene of all time. An authentic portrayal of the fascinating life journey of an exceptional artist with international renown, who began to shine in the musical sky at the age of twenty. The publication contains approximately 1800 photographs and other visual and documentary materials, many of which have not been published before. Karel Gott, at the twilight of his stellar career, decided to recap his extraordinary life story – to write his own autobiography. He completed the book while still alive and also worked intensively on the visual documentation until his last days. He speaks openly about his private life, daughters, marriage, but also about matters that have been shrouded in secrecy for various reasons until now. His memories reach back to his earliest childhood, telling stories about his parents and extended family, school years, friends, and personal hobbies, which included painting from a young age. He is self-critical and extraordinarily sincere in his inventory of fate, especially in the final chapters, where he describes the difficult period of battling a treacherous illness. Thus, readers are presented with a comprehensive, in many ways gripping picture of the fateful rise of an exceptional...