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Esta es , tal vez, la obra de literatura checa más conocida fuera del país, ya que al poco de ser publicada se tradujo a varios idiomas y fue objeto de adaptaciones teatrales y cinematográficas. Constituye una sátira mordaz y divertida contra lo absurdo de las guerras. Su protagonista, Schwejk, con astuto desamparo y ladina sandez, libra su guerra privada contra la maquinaria militar como un Sancho Panza de la primera guerra mundial, y empleando la estupidez como refinamiento se transforma en un estratega capaz de desarmar a quien sea. En una serie de divertidos episodios y en el trato con sus múltiples y siempre limitados superiores, Schwejk cumple su deber de obediencia de tal manera que todas las órdenes llevan al absurdo y deja en ridículo a las autoridades reconocidas.
El alegato antibelicista más profundo y lleno de humor que ha producido la literatura universal.
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European War, 1914-1918, Fiction, Soldiers, World War, 1914-1918, World war, 1914-1918, fiction, Fiction, war & military, Czech fiction, Czechoslovakia, fiction, Fiction, historical, general, Fiction, general, Continental european fiction (fictional works by one author), World war, 1939-1945, czechoslovakia, Juvenile fictionPlaces
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Las aventuras del valeroso soldado Schwejk
2010, Destino
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The Good Soldier Svejk: and His Fortunes in the World War (Penguin Classics)
December 27, 2005, Penguin Classics
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The Good Soldier Svejk and His Fortunes in the World War
December 31, 1998, Editions Flammarion
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The good soldier Švejk and his fortunes in the World War
1974, Penguin Books
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The Good Soldier Schweik and His Fortunes in the Great War
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The Good Soldier Švejk (pronounced [ˈʃvɛjk]) is an unfinished satirical dark comedy novel by Czech writer Jaroslav Hašek, published in 1921–1923, about a good-humored, simple-minded, middle-aged man who pretends to be enthusiastic to serve Austria-Hungary in World War I.
The Good Soldier Švejk is the abbreviated title; the original Czech title of the work is Osudy dobrého vojáka Švejka za světové války, literally The Fateful Adventures of the Good Soldier Švejk During the World War. The book is the most translated novel of Czech literature, having been translated into over 50 languages.
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