The Good Soldier Švejk, Jaroslav Hašek.

[Josef Švejk]

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[Dust Jacket Collector]

Wonderful book. A picture of its first appearance in the U.K. in 1930

[Josef Švejk]

Fadge and Lada's illustration too  Have you dust cover in highest resolution?

 

Regards

 

PS Check this: The Salt of the Earth, Jozef Wittlin.

[Dust Jacket Collector]

8 hours ago, Josef Švejk said:

Fadge and Lada's illustration too  Have you dust cover in highest resolution?

 

Regards

 

PS Check this: The Salt of the Earth, Jozef Wittlin.

The Wittlin sounds fascinating. Must find a copy. I can do you a high res scan if you want but I only have an A4 scanner so it would be in 2 halves if you want it all.

[Josef Švejk]

5 hours ago, Dust Jacket Collector said:

I can do you a high res scan if you want but I only have an A4 scanner so it would be in 2 halves if you want it all.

Sounds great. Thanks.

[MikeyH]

I have a pin badge somewhere of 'The Good Soldier', bought in Praque many years ago.

 

Mike.

[SHJ]

Such a wonderful book.  Sjvejk is just brilliant character and is probably the ultimate idiot savant, like a combination of Eccles and Chauncey Gardinier.  I have a couple of versions go Hasek's novel - the earlier translation feels more real and is funnier but when compared to a later translation clearly omits passages that were too rude or sensitive which is a real shame - I prefer reading the older one.  There is a new translation and this reminds me that I really aught to get to it!

[geraint]

I thought it to be a brilliant illustration as to the uselessness, waste and how the ordinary man worked his way through the war.. It's the people around him who are the idiots - and Schweick just keeps on going. Should be read by all people with a Great War interest!