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 →
