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THE GOOD SOLDIER ŠVEJK

THE GOOD SOLDIER ŠVEJK

By Jaroslav Hašek
Read by David Horovitch
28 hours 44 minutes

 

 

 

 

 

The Good Soldier Švejk, written shortly after the First World War, is one of the great anti-war satires – and one of the funniest books of the 20th (or any) century. In creating his eponymous hero, Jaroslav Hašek produced an unforgettable character who charms and infuriates and bamboozles his way through the conflagration that tore through the heart of Europe, upending empires and changing social history. It is the closing period of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Continue Reading →

David Horovitch

David Horovitch

David Horovitch has had a long and distinguished career. His appearances in the theatre include many in the West End, the National Theatre and the RSC. Most recently he has appeared in Harwood’s Collaboration in Chichester in which he played Stefan Zweig! On television he is best remembered for his performance as Inspector Slack in Miss Marple and his films include Max and the Oscar nominated Solomon and Gaenor. Among his finest audiobooks are  Ovid’s Metamphoses, Lampedusa’s The Leopard and Hašek’s The Good Soldier Švejk

THE WORLD OF YESTERDAY

THE WORLD OF YESTERDAY

By Stefan Zweig
Read by David Horovitch
17 hours 50 minutes

 

 

 

 

 

Stefan Zweig’s memoir The World of Yesterday, recalls the golden age of pre-war Europe – its seeming permanence, its promise and its devastating fall with the onset of two world wars. Zweig’s passionate, evocative prose paints a stunning portrait of an era that danced brilliantly on the brink of extinction. Continue Reading →