The Good Soldier Svejk: and His Fortunes in the World War (Penguin Classics)

In The Good Soldier Svejk, celebrated Czech writer and anarchist Jaroslav Hasek combined dazzling wordplay and piercing satire in a hilariously subversive depiction of the futility of war.

Good-natured and garrulous, Svejk becomes the Austrian army?s most loyal Czech soldier when he is called up on the outbreak of World War I?although his bumbling attempts to get to the front serve only to prevent him from reaching it. Playing cards and getting drunk, he uses all his cunning and genial subterfuge to deal with the police, clergy, and officers who chivy him toward battle. Cecil Parrott?s vibrant translation conveys the brilliant irreverence of this classic about a hapless Everyman caught in a vast bureaucratic machine. more

Price Range:$9.10 to $11.52 | 4 stores
Product Rating:

14 Reviews
Info:
Set Price Alert Save to Wish List
Tags:
Jaroslav Hasek, Paperback, Amazon, Buy.com, Barnes & Noble, DeepDiscount.com

ComparePrices

title,desc	merchant	price	seeit
Smarter Choice Paperback, The Good Soldier Svejk:... In The Good Soldier Svejk, celebrated Czech writer and anarchist Jaroslav Hasek combined dazzling wordplay and...	23,982 reviews *smarter certified	$9.10	See it
The Good Soldier Svejk: And His... Jaroslav Hasek / 2005 / 752 pages Books	DeepDiscount.com 4,164 reviews *smarter certified	$11.20 Free Shipping Coupon 1 coupon available Code:No Code Required Detail: Free Standard shipping on any order at DeepDiscount. Expires:Aug-31-2010 Restriction:Unknow	See it
The Good Soldier Svejk: And His... Classics Fiction - In The Good Soldier Svejk , celebrated Czech writer and anarchist Jaroslav Hasek combined dazzling...	Barnes & Noble	$16 $11.52 Coupon 2 coupons available Code:J7M3C9V Detail: 20% off single item when you use Master card at Barnes & Noble Expires:Dec-31-2009 Restriction:Unknow Code:No Code Required Detail: Free Shipping on orders of $25 at Barnes & Noble Expires:Jun-30-2010 Restriction:see site for more details	See it
The Good Soldier Svejk: and His... Pages: 784, Paperback, Penguin Classics	Amazon 11,406 reviews	$10.88 Coupon 1 coupon available Code:No Code Required Detail: FREE Shipping on orders over $25 at Amazon. Expires:Dec-31-2010 Restriction:Some restrictions apply. See site for details.	See it

*Shipping costs are based on an estimate of the lowest shipping rate available within the contiguous US, excluding Alaska and Hawaii. Only merchants with this product in stock are listed (Merchants with this product back ordered have been removed from this list).

Do you see a pricing error? Please let us know by filling out a simple form: Click here

MoreStores

Write a review

ProductReviews83/100 (14 Reviews)

Recent Reviews

5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Oct-03-2009; Words and Cartoons and Genius, Oh my!; Ha!ha,ha,ha (gasp)...especially if you have ever been in the military. More Rabelais than Cervantes. Goodbye to All That. All Quiet on the Western Front. And this. The author is a vagabond turned communist with a sense of humor but...; read full review | report as inappropriate

5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Jun-07-2009; Don't worry! Be happy!; Svejk is one of the greatest creations of world literature of all times. He deserves to be mentioned next to Don Qixote and Robinson Crusoe. Maybe a comparison to Grimmelshausen's Simplizius comes closer to a characterization of the...; read full review | report as inappropriate

3/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Apr-12-2009; Warning about this edition. I want to give more stars!; This is a difficult review because I love the stories and the translation is good overall, However: It seems like the Czech oaths and swears have been bawdlerized, although in the chapter in with Hungarians, the author has relented....; read full review | report as inappropriate

1/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Feb-26-2009; The print is tiny--be forewarned.; I will have to seek another edition of this classic, which comes highly recommended by friends. The print in this edition is so tiny (6 pt.?) that I couldn't imagine making it through hundreds of pages. I have okay eyesight, too. I am...; read full review | report as inappropriate

Selected Reviews

5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Oct-03-2009; Words and Cartoons and Genius, Oh my!; Ha!ha,ha,ha (gasp)...especially if you have ever been in the military. More Rabelais than Cervantes. Goodbye to All That. All Quiet on the Western Front. And this. The author is a vagabond turned communist with a sense of humor but...; read full review | report as inappropriate

3/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Apr-12-2009; Warning about this edition. I want to give more stars!; This is a difficult review because I love the stories and the translation is good overall, However: It seems like the Czech oaths and swears have been bawdlerized, although in the chapter in with Hungarians, the author has relented....; read full review | report as inappropriate

1/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Feb-26-2009; The print is tiny--be forewarned.; I will have to seek another edition of this classic, which comes highly recommended by friends. The print in this edition is so tiny (6 pt.?) that I couldn't imagine making it through hundreds of pages. I have okay eyesight, too. I am...; read full review | report as inappropriate