An attack on war which broadens into a satire on the ANCIEN REGIME of the Austro-Hungarian empire, THE GOOD SOLDIER SVEJK recreates the age-old figure of the simple soldier whose sheer determination to survive brings into question the mighty social and political institutions he confronts. Set in a Central Europe which has long since vanished, Hasek's novel is nevertheless a timeless portrait of the 'little man' doughtily waging his own war against authority
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An attack on war which broadens into a satire on the ANCIEN REGIME of the Austro-Hungarian empire, THE GOOD SOLDIER SVEJK recreates the age-old figure of the simple soldier whose sheer determination to survive brings into question the mighty social and political institutions he confronts.
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781857151510
Publisert
1993
Utgiver
Everyman
Vekt
860 gr
Høyde
210 mm
Bredde
135 mm
Dybde
45 mm
Aldersnivå
01, G, UU, 01, 05
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
800

Forfatter

Biografisk notat

Besides this book, the writer wrote more than 2,000 short works, short stories, glosses, sketches, mostly under various pen-names.