Jaroslav Hašek
April 30, 1883 –January 3, 1923
Author, Satirist, Novelist, Journalist, Writer, Opinion journalist
Lived 39 years
- Born in
- Prague
- Passed away in
- Lipnice nad Sázavou
Jaroslav Hašek (Czech: [ˈjaroslaf ˈɦaʃɛk]; 30 April 1883 – 3 January 1923) was a Czech writer, humorist, satirist, journalist, bohemian, first anarchist and then communist, and commissar of the Red Army against the Czechoslovak Legion. He is best known for his novel The Fateful Adventures of the Good Soldier Švejk During the World War, an unfinished novel about a soldier in World War I and a satire on the ineptitude of authority figures. The novel has been translated into about 60 languages, making it the most translated novel in Czech literature.
Notable works: The Good Soldier Švejk Awards: Medal for Bravery Education: Reálné gymnázium v Ječné
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