The Adventures of a Good Soldier Xuekè

Author: Jaroslav Ha?ek (Czech)
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Publish Date: 2006-06-01
Features: Great eras call for great figures. There are humble, unsung heroes whose virtues would make Alexander the Great seem insignificant. The protagonist of this book is an ordinary man 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 ask him for his name, he will reply in a simple, humble tone: "I am ?vejíc." Indeed, this silent, unassuming, and poorly dressed man is our good soldier ?vejíc. 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 the Good Soldier ?vejíc 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 "the Good Soldier ?vejíc" has become a well-known archetypal figure. Was he truly a "simpleton"? What lay behind his "loyalty and patriotism"? What consequences did his "submission and obedience" bring to those in authority? The show is about to begin!