- European War, 1914-1918, Fiction, Soldiers, World War, 1914-1918
**The Good Soldier Švejk** (pronounced [ˈʃvɛjk]) is an unfinished satirical dark comedy novel by Czech writer Jaroslav Hašek, published in 1921–1923, about a good-humored, simple-minded, middle-aged man who pretends to be enthusiastic to serve Austria-Hungary in World War I.
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- cooloverwhelming
- earnestironic
- unpretentiousprestige
- intimateepic
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- Author
- Jaroslav Hašek
- First published
- 1930
- Pages
- 624
- Publisher
- Galaxia Gutemberg, International Book Service, Lin yü wen hua shi yeh yu xian gong si
- Editions
- 117
- Language
- ukr, Chinese, dan, gre
- ISBN
- 9782070366767
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Jaroslav Hašek was a Czech writer, humorist, satirist, journalist, bohemian and anarchist. He is best known for his novel The Fate of the Good Soldier Švejk during the World War, an unfinished collection of farcical incidents about a soldier in World War I and a satire on the ineptitude of authority figures. The novel has been translated into about 60 languages, making it the most translated novel in Czech literature.
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