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Originally Posted by Xenophon
For some reason, it's usually translated into English as "Good Soldier Sveik" (or Svejk, or...) rather than as "Brave..." And I agree that it's a masterpiece of satirical writing.
Back when it was originally written, the author succeeded in convincing the Powers That Were in the Austro-Hungarian Empire that it was really a book by a loyal citizen about the unfortunate misadventures of a loyal-but-dumb Czech soldier. Which is particularly piquant when you realize that by doing so he succeeded in pulling off in real life the same bit of mis-direction that Svejk used repeatedly in many of his fictional scams!
It's hysterically funny, well-written, and very very highly recommended!  
Xenophon |
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Originally Posted by WT Sharpe
The Kindle edition of Jaroslav Hasek's book will be available at Amazon on November 17, 2010. That's a bit of a wait, but Amazon is already accepting pre-orders. It will be under the title The Good Soldier Svejk. |
Dear co-admirers of Swejk and therefore friends,
Ich melde gehorsam that I just got our beloved Svejk from this
place. PDF, apparently no DRM. Payed 5$ for the first volume, Paypal. The whole opus is available, though. I was billed by a certain Keenan, Sadlon & Lord, Inc.
No images of Lada but I have them on pbook, so it is not a big loss. On my PSR 600 it reads well. I made an epub of it but it converts with double line feeds, so I will stay with PDF.
Hurray! I am so glad.
Svejk makes a great reading when one is nervous.
Beppe