Good soldier Shuake

Author: Ha?ek
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Publish Date: 2004-04-01
Features: An extremely brutal and utterly corrupt empire (Austria-Hungary) enslaved a weak but stubborn nation (the Czech people) with force in order to compete for hegemony in Europe, and forced its members to participate in a massacre (World War I) caused by unequal division of spoils; while the Czech nation, represented by the unparalleled figure of ?vej?ek, due to its disadvantage, outwardly complied and pledged loyalty, even shouting "Long live," but inwardly filled with contempt and hatred, adopted various methods that made the reactionary rulers both laugh and cry as they resisted stubbornly; through the experiences of the protagonist ?vej?ek, an ordinary soldier from conscription to the front lines during World War I, the author exposes and indicts the arrogant cruelty and incompetence within the formidable but weak empire with a mocking pen. This book is a shortened version of the original and includes illustrations, making it more suitable for children's reading.