Jaroslav Hašek Writer

Jaroslav Hašek (Czech: [ˈjaroslaf ˈɦaʃɛk]; April 30, 1883 – January 3, 1923) was a Czech writer, humorist, satirist, journalist, bohemian and anarchist. He is best known for his novel The Good Soldier Švejk, an unfinished collection of farcical incidents about a soldier in World War I and a satire on the ineptitude of authority figures. The novel has been translated into about sixty languages, making it the most translated novel in Czech literature.

Personal facts

Jaroslav Hašek
Birth dateApril 30, 1883
Birth place
Austria-Hungary , Prague
Date of deathJanuary 03, 1923
Place of death
Czechoslovakia , Lipnice nad Sázavou

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Writer

genre
Satire
influenced
notable work
The Good Soldier Švejk

Jaroslav Hašek on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://hasek.org
  2. http://members.tripod.com/~vojtisek/hasek
  3. http://svejkmuseum.cz
  4. http://zenny.com