The Good Soldier Švejk and His Fortunes in the World War

Autori

• Jaroslav Hašek

Parametri

• 752 pagine
• 27 ore di lettura

• Avventura
• Letteratura ceca
• Narrativa
• Tema stórico
• Umorismo

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"Good-natured and garrulous, Švejk becomes the Austrian army's most loyal Czech soldier when he is called up on the outbreak of the First World War - although his bumbling attempts to get to the front serve only to prevent him from reaching it. Playing cards, getting drunk and becoming a general nuisance, the resourceful Švejk uses all his natural cunning and genial subterfuge to deal with the doctors, police, clergy and officers who chivvy him towards battle. The story of a 'little man' caught in a vast bureaucratic machine, The Good Soldier Švejk combines dazzling wordplay and piercing satire to create a hilariously subversive depiction of the futility of war"--P. [4] of cover.

• Danno meccanico

Lingua: Inglese

Pubblicato: 2000

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