Anger

Why did I beat myself up, swear and what changed me? The audiobook Anger is an authentic testimony of former neo-Nazi and brawler Matej "Rarach" Jurášek.

"My parents brought me up as a decent boy. That's what's striking about my story - it can happen to someone who received as much love as I did in childhood." says Matej. Thanks to his extraordinary openness, we have a glimpse into the mindset of brawlers and football hooligans. Inside the structures of a noisy but closed community. Rarach's story poses fundamental questions: how to understand the mentality of people with whom we seemingly have nothing in common? How to get out of a toxic environment? What can inspire you to change your lifestyle? Where to find true acceptance?

"In the beginning it was like any other meeting of two strangers. For me, Matej was a young man who was supposed to protect me, I was a candidate for him. I perceived him unencumbered, perhaps with an a priori trust, and I am glad that in the end he also opened himself to a direct experience with me. Only years later did I learn how far apart our worlds were then. Thanks to listening to each other and talking, these different worlds could not only meet, but also accept and befriend each other. This was just an episode, but Matej's life story is an inspiration to dare to change yourself, your environment, to step into the unknown and try a new and better way."

- Zuzana Čaputová

"It can happen to someone who received as much love as I did in childhood. "