by Jaroslav Hašek · Penguin Classics · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9780140182743
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Dive into Jaroslav Hašek's classic satire, 'The Good Soldier Švejk,' a masterpiece of Czech literature. Follow Švejk, an apparently simple soldier, through the absurdities and bureaucracies of World War I. With biting humor and incisive criticism, Hašek presents us with an unforgettable vision of war and the human condition. This Penguin Classics edition offers an impeccable translation and an enlightening introduction for an enriching reading experience.
Jaroslav Hašek was a Czech writer, humorist, satirist, journalist, bohemian, first anarchist and then communist, and commissar of the Red Army against the Czechoslovak Legion. He is best known for his novel The Fateful Adventures of the Good Soldier Švejk During the World War, an unfinished novel 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.
