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  1. The Good Soldier Schweik. Jaroslav Hašek. 4.10. 19,263 ratings1,367 reviews. In The Good Soldier Švejk, celebrated Czech writer and anarchist Jaroslav Hašek combined dazzling wordplay and piercing satire in a hilariously subversive depiction of the futility of war.

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  2. The Good Soldier Švejk (pronounced) 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 appears to be enthusiastic to serve Austria-Hungary in World War I.

    • Jaroslav Hašek
    • 1923
  3. Oct 12, 2022 · The most famous novel by the Czech writer Jaroslav Hašek (1883–1923), The Good Soldier Schweik and His Fortunes in the World War was published in sections from 1921 until the author’s death in 1923.

  4. Aug 16, 1992 · "The Bachura Scandal: And Other Stories and Sketches" is a collection of the early writings of Jaroslav Hasek (1883-1923), the Czech writer best known for "The Good Soldier Schweik." In this...

  5. Jul 3, 2015 · The New York Times published a review on December 22, 1937 discussing a production of The Good Soldier Schweik staged by the Artef Players. This group was an outstanding company for Yiddish Theatre whose home was the 48 th Street Theatre in New York City.

  6. New Internationalist Classic Review, issue 262 - December 1994 (The fifth and last review down on the page.) "...being the book that teaches us who makes history ... The critic JP Stern has called The Good Soldier Švejk 'the only genuine popular creation of modern European literature;'".

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  8. Oct 25, 2018 · The Good Soldier Schweik is the story beginning in Prague with news of the assassination in Sarajevo that precipitates World War I. Schweik displays such enthusiasm about faithfully serving the Austrian Emperor in battle that no one can decide whether he is merely an imbecile or is craftily undermining the war effort.