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Jaroslav Hašek

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Hašek, Jaroslav
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Date of birth
1883-04-30
Place of birth
Praha
Date of death
1923-01-03
Place of death
Czechia

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Jaroslav Hašek (Czech: [ˈjaroslaf ˈɦaʃɛk]; 1883–1923) was a Czech writer, humorist, satirist, journalist, bohemian, first anarchist and then communist, and commissar of the Red Army against the Czechoslovak Legion. 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.

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Czech writer, humorist, satirist, journalist, bohemian and anarchist.
Died in Lipnice nad Sázavou.

Last modified: 2023-06-22 (revision #143713)

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Amazon ASIN
B0031SP4KO
B004565PQO
Goodreads Author ID
1774448
ISNI
0000 0001 2095 4918
LibraryThing Author
hasekjaroslav
MusicBrainz Artist ID
4cd0691e-8662-450c-9246-aa816225ac0c
OpenLibrary Author ID
OL71477A
VIAF
4931097
Wikidata ID
Q2754

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