Good soldier Xue Ke, excellent.

Author: Jaroslav Ha?ek
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Publish Date: 2003-02-01
Features: This book is a world-renowned masterpiece of satirical literature, second only to Don Quixote. With brilliant cartoon-like techniques, the author portrays the hilarious exploits of ?vejíc, an extremely witty ordinary soldier, from his military conscription to the front lines during the Second World War. He mercilessly exposes the catastrophe imposed on the Czech nation by the vast Austro-Hungarian Empire, leaving those in power speechless with rage while evoking knowing smiles from good-hearted people.