The Adventures of a Good Soldier Shu Ke - World Youth Literature Classics Collection

Author: Jaroslav Ha?ek (Czech), translated by Sun Youjun
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Publish Date: 2006-06-01
Features: Great eras call for great figures. There are humble, unassuming heroes whose virtues would make even Alexander the Great seem insignificant. The protagonist of this book is an ordinary person who doesn’t believe he holds any significance in the history of this great new era. He humbly walks his own path, leaving no one disturbed, and no journalists come to disturb him, asking for an interview. If you were to ask for his name, he would reply in a simple, humble tone: "I am ?vejk." Indeed, this silent, unassuming, and poorly dressed man is our good soldier ?vejk. This is a humorous and entertaining novel. It brings you the joy of literary appreciation while also enriching your historical knowledge. Jaroslav Ha?ek was born in 1883 and was a distinguished Czech novelist. His greatest literary achievement was his long satirical novel The Adventures of Good Soldier ?vejk During the World War, written from 1921 until his death on January 3, 1923. It has been widely loved by people around the world, and "Good Soldier ?vejk" has become a well-known archetypal figure. Was he truly a "simpleton"? What lies behind his "loyalty and patriotism"? What consequences did his "submission" and "obedience to superiors" bring to those around him? The show is about to begin!