The Good Soldier Schweik and His Fortunes in the Great War
Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780451501769 (0451501764)
Publish date: April 1st 1969
Publisher: Signet Classics
Edition language: English
Series: Osudy dobrého vojáka Švejka za světové války (#2)
Very long, but still pretty fun. Extra fun if you know old card games, Central European geography or WWI really well.
Leído en diferentes etapas, por su longitud y porque la temática lo permite. Es satírica, y bajo la capa más superficial, hay una crítica latente a la sociedad, que se puede trasladar a la época de hoy en día. a Svejk se le llama a menudo el Sancho Panza checo, aunque es más irónico y menos inocente...
Please note: My rating's really a 3.75, and it exists in the grey areas of fictional and historical.I finally finished this! It's been my lunch book for so long that I will miss reading Svejk's meaningless anecdotes along with my tea. My urge to preface everything I say with "Humbly report, sir" wil...
A book I feel I ought to read since so many other books refer to it!