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The Good Soldier Svejk: and His Fortunes in the World War
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By Jaroslav Hasek, Cecil Parrott (Translator), Cecil Parrott (Introduction), Josef Lada (Illustrator)
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Jaroslav Hašek's black satire, the inspiration for such works as Joseph Heller's Catch-22
Good-natured and garrulous, Švejk becomes the Austro-Hungarian army's most loyal Czech soldier when he is called up on the outbreak of the First World War - although his bumbling attempts to get to the front serve only to prevent him from reaching it. Playing cards, getting drunk and becoming a general nuisance, the resourceful Švejk uses all his natural cunning and genial subterfuge to deal with the d...
Good-natured and garrulous, Švejk becomes the Austro-Hungarian army's most loyal Czech soldier when he is called up on the outbreak of the First World War - although his bumbling attempts to get to the front serve only to prevent him from reaching it. Playing cards, getting drunk and becoming a general nuisance, the resourceful Švejk uses all his natural cunning and genial subterfuge to deal with the d...