{"product_id":"the-good-soldier-svejk-and-jaroslav-hasek-9780062835444","title":"The Good Soldier Svejk and His Fortunes in the World War: Translated by Cecil Parrott. with Original Illustrations by Josef Lada.","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDiscover \"perhaps the funniest novel ever written\" (\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e), now beautifully reissued\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"The classic comic novel of the First World War.\" --\u003cem\u003eThe \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/em\u003e - \"A literary masterpiece.\" --\u003cem\u003eNew York Review of Books\u003c\/em\u003e - \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"One of the greatest works of 20th century literature.\" --\u003cem\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJaroslav Hasek's \u003cem\u003eThe Good Soldier Svejk\u003c\/em\u003e follows the adventures of Josef Svejk, a boisterous and sometimes bumbling (or brilliantly subversive?) Czech soldier, as he navigates the trials of World War I. Thrust into the Austro-Hungarian Empire's army in 1914, Svejk, \"one of the great characters of 20th century literature\" (\u003cem\u003eNew Republic\u003c\/em\u003e), embarks on a wild trip through war-ravaged Europe as he fakes illnesses, is captured by his own men, and takes on various quixotic quests to avoid arriving at the front lines, always with a bizarre--and often hilarious--anecdote at the ready. Predating countercultural American classics like \u003cem\u003eCatch-22\u003c\/em\u003e by a generation, \u003cem\u003eThe Good Soldier Svejk\u003c\/em\u003e was the first great antiwar satire, and still one of the finest ever written.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jaroslav Hasek\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0062835440\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780062835444\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harper Perennial\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/07\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 784\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.80h x 5.30w x 1.60d","brand":"Jaroslav Hasek","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44051549487359,"sku":"9780062835444","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2beedc8b-0b42-48d3-8302-ce763cff80b4.jpg?v=1685013759","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-good-soldier-svejk-and-jaroslav-hasek-9780062835444","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}