Good Soldier Svejk

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Joseph Heller said that if it weren't for his having read The Good Soldier Svejk he would never had written his American novel Catch 22

Hasek's most important work was centered around the deeply funny story of a hapless Czech soldier in the Austro-Hungarian army -- dismissed for incompetence only to be pressed into service by the Russians in World War I (where he is captured by his own troops). A mischief-maker, bohemian and drunk, Hasek demonstrated his wit in this classic novel of the Czech character and preposterous nature of war.

Book details and technical specifications

Format: Paperback / softback
ISBN13: 9780140449914
Published: April 2005

Number of pages: 784
Width: 129 mm
Height: 198 mm
Depth: 35 mm

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd