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Jaroslav Hašek

Born

in Prague (Austro-Hungarian Empire), Czech Republic

April 30, 1883

Died

January 03, 1923

Genre

Literature & Fiction, Short Stories

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Jaroslav Hašek was a Czech humorist, satirist, writer and anarchist best known for his novel The Good Soldier Švejk (Czech: Osudy dobrého vojáka Švejka za světové války), an unfinished collection of farcical incidents about a soldier in World War I and a satire on the ineptitude of authority figures, which has been translated into sixty languages. He also wrote some 1,500 short stories. He was a journalist, bohemian, and practical joker.

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	The Good Soldier Švejk by Jaroslav Hašek, Cecil Parrott (Translator), Josef Lada (Illustrator), Lumír Nahodil (Translator) 4.10 avg rating — 17,700 ratings — published 1921 — 428 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Osudy dobrého vojáka Švejka za světové války, 1. díl – V zázemí (Osudy dobrého vojáka Švejka za světové války #1) 3.97 avg rating — 788 ratings — published 1921 — 21 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Fateful Adventures of the Good Soldier Svejk During the World War, Book Two 4.10 avg rating — 593 ratings — published 1923 — 26 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Przygody dobrego wojaka Szwejka podczas wojny światowej. Tom I i II by Jaroslav Hašek, Paweł Hulka-Laskowski (Translator) 4.09 avg rating — 326 ratings — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Fateful Adventures of the Good Soldier Svejk During the World War, Book(s) Three & Four by Jaroslav Hašek, Zdeněk "Zenny" K. Sadlon (Goodreads Author) (Translator) 4.10 avg rating — 284 ratings — published 1923 — 18 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Behind the Lines: Bugulma and Other Stories 3.81 avg rating — 98 ratings — published 1921 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Storia del Partito del progresso moderato nei limiti della legge by Jaroslav Hašek, Sergio Corduas (translator), Jiří Slíva (illustrator) 3.99 avg rating — 86 ratings — published 1911 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Peripețiile bravului soldat Svejk în războiul mondial (Svejk, #1) by Jaroslav Hašek, Jean Grosu (Translator) 3.84 avg rating — 86 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Red Commissar: Including Further Adventures Of The Good Soldier Svejk And Other Stories by Jaroslav Hašek, Josef Lada (Illustrator) 4.01 avg rating — 76 ratings — published 1923 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Köpek Suratlı Maymun by Jaroslav Hašek, Ülkü Tamer (Translator) 3.62 avg rating — 76 ratings — published 1969 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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The Fateful Adventures of the Good Soldier Švejk During the World War (4 books)
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“When Švejk subsequently described life in the lunatic asylum, he did so in exceptionally eulogistic terms: 'I really don't know why those loonies get so angry when they're kept there. You can crawl naked on the floor, howl like a jackal, rage and bite. If anyone did this anywhere on the promenade people would be astonished, but there it's the most common or garden thing to do. There's a freedom there which not even Socialists have ever dreamed of.”
― Jaroslav Hašek, The Good Soldier Švejk

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“Jesus Christ was innocent too,' said Svejk, 'and all the same they crucified him. No one anywhere has ever worried about a man being innocent. Maul halten und weiter dienen ['Grin and bear it and get on with the job'] - as they used to tell us in the army. That's the best and finest thing of all.”
― Jaroslav Hašek, The Good Soldier Švejk

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“After debauches and orgies there always follows the moral hangover.”
― Jaroslav Hašek, The Good Soldier Švejk

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15 votes, 3.9%

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14 votes, 3.7%

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