Jaroslav Hašek was a Czech writer, humorist, satirist, journalist, bohemian and anarchist. He is best known for his novel The Fate of the Good Soldier Švejk during the World War, 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 60 languages, making it the most translated novel in Czech literature.
Jaroslav Hašek
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Czech humorist, satirist, writer and anarchist (1883-1923)
| Born | 30 April 1883 |
| Died | 3 January 1923 |
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Jaroslav Hašek
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Czech humorist, satirist, writer and anarchist (1883-1923)
| Born | 30 April 1883 |
| Died | 3 January 1923 |
ID Numbers
- OLID: OL71477A
- Amazon ID: B0031SP4KO
- BookBrainz: 63f92653-f483-4d8c-8a49-1da1aa15f311
- GoodReads: 1774448
- ISNI: 0000000120954918
- Integrated Authority File (GND): 118546554
- Library of Congress Names: n50041476
- LibraryThing: hasekjaroslav
- Storygraph: 4cd0691e-8662-450c-9246-aa816225ac0c
- VIAF: 4931097
- Wikidata: Q2754
- Inventaire.io: wd:Q2754
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- Jaroslav Hasek
- Ярослав Гашек
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