Friday, September 28, 2012

Jaroslav Haek

Jaroslav Haek (1883-1923)

Jaroslav Haek (April 30, 1883-January 3, 1923) was a Czech humorist, satirist, writer and socialist anarchist best known for his novel The Good Soldier vejk, an unfinished collection of farcical incidents about a soldier in World War I and a satire on the ineptitude of authority figures, which has been translated into sixty languages. He also wrote some 1,500 short stories. He was a journalist, bohemian, and practical joker.



[Le Brave Soldat Chveik | Nouvelles Aventures Du Brave Soldat Chveik]


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