The Good Soldier Švejk: And His Fortunes In The World War
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A landmark of Czech and world literature, The Good Soldier Švejk is a satirical novel that chronicles the absurd misadventures of Josef Švejk, an apparently dim-witted but cunningly subversive Czech soldier navigating the chaos and bureaucratic madness of the Austro-Hungarian Empire during World War I. Hašek's masterwork argues, through relentless comic irony, that the machinery of war and empire is itself the greatest absurdity — and that the humble fool may be the only truly sane man in an insane world. The novel's tone is boisterously irreverent, punctuated by Švejk's rambling, seemingly pointless anecdotes that somehow always illuminate the pomposity and incompetence of his superiors. Unfinished at the time of Hašek's death in 1923, the narrative nonetheless stands as a complete and devastating indictment of militarism, nationalism, and blind authority. Widely regarded as one of the greatest anti-war novels ever written, it remains as wickedly funny and politically sharp today as when it first appeared.
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
A landmark of Czech and world literature, The Good Soldier Švejk is a satirical novel that chronicles the absurd misadventures of Josef Švejk, an apparently dim-witted but cunningly subversive Czech soldier navigating the chaos and bureaucratic madness of the Austro-Hungarian Empire during World War I. Hašek's masterwork argues, through relentless comic irony, that the machinery of war and empire is itself the greatest absurdity — and that the humble fool may be the only truly sane man in an insane world. The novel's tone is boisterously irreverent, punctuated by Švejk's rambling, seemingly pointless anecdotes that somehow always illuminate the pomposity and incompetence of his superiors. Unfinished at the time of Hašek's death in 1923, the narrative nonetheless stands as a complete and devastating indictment of militarism, nationalism, and blind authority. Widely regarded as one of the greatest anti-war novels ever written, it remains as wickedly funny and politically sharp today as when it first appeared.
