The Good Soldier Svejk

An attack on war which broadens into a satire on the Ancien Regime of the Austro-Hungarian empire, ‘The Good Soldier Svejk’ recreates the age-old figure of the simple soldier whose sheer determination to survive brings into question the mighty social and political institutions he confronts. Set in a Central Europe which has long since vanished, Hasek’s novel is nevertheless a timeless portrait of the ‘little man’ doughtily waging his own war against authority.

Publisher: William Heinemann
Date Published: 1974
Book Condition: Very good hardcover in a price-clipped dust jacket showing minor surface marks and edge wear. Some tanning and marking to the pastedowns and front and back endpapers. Minor marks to text block edges. Otherwise, the text is unmarked.