![]() ![]() ![]() However, no sooner is Svejk drafted than he is already in trouble. The last time Josef Svejk was in the army, he was discharged for being "feebleminded." Since then, he has worked as a dog trader, but now that World War I is beginning, the army needs every man it can get. The final two volumes were penned by the journalist Karel VanÄ›k. ![]() Hašek, a famous anarchist and one of the most celebrated of Czech authors, intended The Good Soldier Svejk to comprise six volumes, but in 1923, he passed away from heart failure after completing only four. Set in Czechoslovakia during World War I, the story follows the misadventures of "feebleminded" Josef Svejk, as he is drafted into the army and bungles everything he does. Published in 1921, The Good Soldier Svejk is a fictional black comedy by Jaroslav Hašek. ![]()
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