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The Good Soldier Svejk : and His Fortunes in the World War
The Good Soldier Svejk and His Fortunes in the World War
Author: Jaroslav Hasek, Cecil Parrott (Translator)
In The Good Soldier Svejk, celebrated Czech writer and anarchist Jaroslav Hasek combined dazzling wordplay and piercing satire in a hilariously subversive depiction of the futility of war. — Good-natured and garrulous, Svejk becomes the Austrian army’s most loyal Czech soldier when he is called up on the outbreak of World War I&mdash...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780140182743
ISBN-10: 0140182748
Publication Date: 8/23/1990
Pages: 784
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3.6 stars, based on 7 ratings
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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A classic of anti war tales.
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funny, though a bit long-winded. a good chaser to the cloying sweetness of patriotism in our times.
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