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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 4.10 avg rating — 21,230 ratings — published 1921 — 541 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) 3.96 avg rating — 1,101 ratings — published 1921 — 23 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 4.07 avg rating — 648 ratings — published 1923 — 30 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) 4.01 avg rating — 653 ratings — 6 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) 4.06 avg rating — 460 ratings — published 1923 — 22 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 3.83 avg rating — 132 ratings — 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
	Historia del Partido del Progreso Moderado Dentro de los Límites de la Ley by Jaroslav Hašek, Monika Zgustová (Contributor), Montse Tutusaus (Translator) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 111 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
	الجندي الطيب شفيك و ما جرى له في الحرب العالمية (الكتاب الثالث الهزيمة المجيدة) #3 by Jaroslav Hašek, ياروسلاف هاشيك, توفيق الأسدي (Translator) 4.07 avg rating — 105 ratings — published 2001 — 5 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 Red Commissar: Including Further Adventures Of The Good Soldier Svejk And Other Stories by Jaroslav Hašek, Josef Lada (Illustrator) 3.98 avg rating — 88 ratings — published 1923 — 13 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) 3.57 avg rating — 89 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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Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace, 1996, 1088 pages

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The Guns of August by Barbara W. Tuchman, 1962, 658 pages

38 votes, 17.4%

Lorna Doone by R.D. Blackmore, 1869, 800 pages

33 votes, 15.1%

The Good Soldier Švejk by Jaroslav Hašek, 1921, 752 pages

29 votes, 13.2%

The Dollmaker by Harriette Simpson Arnow, 1954, 608 pages

27 votes, 12.3%

Shahnameh: The Persian Book of Kings by Abolqasem Ferdowsi, 1010, 1040 pages

17 votes, 7.8%

East Lynne by Mrs. Henry Wood, 1861, 704 pages

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On the Niemen by Eliza Orzeszkowa, 1888, 658 pages

9 votes, 4.1%

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