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novewli,ht altlil eo rigiinlallu strabtyi ons
Haiiekf'rsei ndJ oseLfa dai,sp ublishteod
commemorattileea uthord'esa tohn 3 January
1923T.h iiss th efi rsutn abridgaendd
unbowdleirsde Englitsrha nslaotfti hoen
noverl,e palcniga versitohna rte ducetdh e
bookb.y a bouto ne-thiArsSd i.C re ciPla rrott
sayast t hecl oseo fh is excellent Translator's
Note'T,h eo missioofsn t ories because they
are" dirtoyr"o fa llusitoomn osn archosr the
deitbye casllet hemyi ghbte t reasonaobrl e
blasphemsoc lloulndo tr ealbleyj ustiifiend
193a0n dc eratinlwyo uldb ei nj:lefensiinb le
1973T.o datyil eQ oodS oldiSevre jmku st
stanads h ei ,sw ithoaunty fi gleaTfh'e.r ies
alsaon I ntruocdtiionnw hicShi rCe cigli veas
brie'fL ifofet 'h ea uthoarn dd iscustshees
circumstesa,nq cualiatnydr eceptiofoh ni s
work.
Svejiks ' MrE verymanc'a,u ghitnt he
bureaucrcaotgiwch eelosft heF irsWto rld
War.D iscrhgaed fromm ilitsaerryv ifcoer
notoriioduiso chye,s eemst heo nes ane
persoinna ·n u pside-dwoowrn ldT.h en ovel
progresisne. sas erioefse pisodes and
diversiaosnS sv ejfikn dsh imsecllfa ssaesda
malingerpeurti, nd etentigoanm,b leadw ay
atc ardbsy a drunkecnh aplaoirng etvsi tal
messagemsi xedu p,a sh ed rawnse arearn d
nearetrot heF ronLti.k Deo nQ uixote's
tiltaitnw gi ndmilSlvse.j kp'asr ticublraarn d
ofr esistaangcaei nisnts uperafbolrech ea s
becomea byworda,n da ne xamplteh awta s
adoptebdy t heC zechasg ainasltil n vaders
ando ccupiewrhse,t heGre rmano rR ussian.
",. .i tse emtso me moret haenv ebre forteob e
oneo ft hew orld'gsr eabto oksam, a sterpiece
thahta so n!o}'n et rupee eri na llli terat'uDroen:
QuixotIetr.e a'l ldyo edse servtoeb ea sw ell
known and loved."
BernaLredv iOnb,s erver
156d rawisnb gyJ oseLfa daa,n dt hremea ps.
4343 13705
JaroslHaasve kw asb orni nP raguien 1 883.
Hisf athdeire dw henh e wast hirteaendn ,h e
quickalcyq uirtehde h abiotsfa hobo or
beatnainkd wrote his fiwrhsetn story
travellaisan gt eenagaenrd w ithoau tp enny
inhi s pockeHta.s ekw asa drink,ea rnda
hoaxearn da na narchaitsh te arlti.e w as
severtailm easr restbeyd t hep olcie,a ndo n
oneo ccasihoona xetdh emi nttoa kinhimg
intao m entahlo.m e-whereh e acquired
materifaolrS vejka'dsv enturaernso ng
lunatiHcissm. a rriagtoeJ armiMlaay erova,
thed aughteofrh ighlcyo nventilop naarents,
failseodo na ftesrh eh adb orneh ima son.
Hasek'esx perienicnet sh eF irsWto rldW ar
providem9.u cho ft hem aterifaolrT heG ood
SoldieSrv ejwkh icllhe begana sa noveiln
1921a,l thousgohm eS vejskt oriheasd
previouasplpye areTdh.e p lanw as fora
longebro okb utH asekh'esa ltwha sb yn ow
almosdte stroyaendd h e diedb eforietc ould
bec ompleted.
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illustrcaatrotro,o nainsdtw ritelri,v efdr om
188t7o 1 95A7s.e ditoorft hej ournal
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charactwearsr athedri fferefnrto m tohfat th e
heroi nt heb ookH.a seka lscoo ntributtoe d
Lada'msa gazinHeum oristicke Listayn dt he
outbreoafkt hew arf ounhdi ml ivisneg cretly
inL ada'hso uset oa voitdh ec onsequencoefs
hisv ariomuiss demeanouLrasd.a a fterwards
relattehda Hta sekdu,r inhgi ss tawyi thhi m,
wrotme anys toriaensd c ookemda ny
wonderfmuela lsI.n 1 92a1f.t ehri sr eturfnr om
RussiHaa,s eka skedL adat od rawt he•
illustraftoirho insfs o rthcombionogk " Svejk".
Buth ew asa blet os eeo nlyo neo ft hese
beforhee d ied.
Sinc1e9 6S6i rC ecilP arrohtats b een
Professfiorrs otf R ussiaann dt heno fC entral
andS outh-EasEtuerronp eaSnt udiaetst he
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wasT utotro K ingP eteorf Y ugoslavDiuar.i ng
hisF oreigOnffi cec areehre w asP rincipal
PolitiAcdavli setrot heU .KD.e legatiaottn h e
UniteNda tionBsr,i tiMsihn istaetMr o scow,
DirectoofrR esearch, LibarnadKr eieapne r
oft heP aperast t heF oreigOnffi cea nd
finallfyr,o m1 96t0o 1 96B6r,i tiAsmhb assador
toC zechoslovakia.
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WILLIAHME INEMANN
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LONDON MELBOURNE TORONTO
JOHANNESBURGA UCKLAND
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Coenntts
IntrodbuycC teicPoianlr rott Vll
Guitdoet hPer onuncoifCa zteiNcoahnm es XXlll
Maps
xxiv
Austro-HuCnugrarreinacny XXX
THEG OODS OLDIRE SVEJK
ParIt B·e hitnhdeL ines
Praecfe
I.T heG ooSdo ldSiveerj k InterveWnaers in th3e Great
2.T heG ooSdo ldieart P oSlvHieecjaekd quarters IS
3· Svebjekf otrhMeee diEcxaple rts 24
4· SveTjhkr oowunot ft hLeu naAtsiycl um 3I
5· Sveajttk h Peo lSitcaet iinSo anl mSotvrae et 37
6.S veHjokm Aeg aaifnth earv iBnrgo ktehnr otuhgVehi ciCoiursc4 l4e
7· SveGjoke tsot hWea r 55
8. SvetjhkMe a lingerer 62
9· Svcijntk h Gea rriGsaoonl 79
IO.S veBjakt mtaotn h Ceh aplain 99
II.S veGjoke s twhiCeth ha pltaoCi enl ebarD artuem hMeaasds I25
I2.A Religious Debate I34
I3. SveAjdkm iniEsxtterrUesnm cet ion I4I
I4. SveBjaktm atnoL ieutenant Lukas IS6
IS. Catastrophe 20I
EpilotgoPu aerI t 2I4
ParItf ·A tt heF ront
I.S vejMki'ssa dveinntt huer eTsr ain
2.S vejk's BAundaebjaosviisc e
CONTENTS
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3· SvejAkd'vse ntiunKr iensi lyhida 311
4· NewS ueffrings 371
5· FroBmr uacnkd eLre itthoSa o kal 396
ParItI I· T ireG loriLoiucsk ing
AcroHsusn gary
I. 447
2. InB udapest soB
FroHma tvtaonw atrhdGesa liFcrioannt ier
3· s6s
4·F orwMaarrdc h! 6z6
ParItV ·T heG loriLoiucsk iCnogn tinued
SveijnakT ransopfRo ursts Pirains oners
I. 671
2. SpiriCtounaslo lation 6gB
Svebjakci knh iMsa rcCho mpany
3· 70B
Introduction
JA ROSHLAAhVKt ,h aeu tohfTo herG ooSdod liSevrej wka,st rau e
bohewmiiattnhh ien meoatfnh tieen r'gmaL B omheeb'u at vuenry
typCizceaTlch hse. o onfa ni mpovesrcihsohoelwdmh adosr taenrk
himsteodl efah teh ,lw teaa fstt haeg oeft hirteen without adequate
parecnotnatalrn qodul i cakclqyut ihrteea dsa tnehdsa boifath so bo
orb eatnik.
Thibso rtnr ufainsrtas wt ltihgoehfd t a iynP ragoun30e A pril
1883i nah ouisnaes trceaeltal pepdr opernioauStgkehol lyos rk a,
'cShoSotlr' eA.et st chhoeo liw daalsne id nt hfema ilsyt'rsa itened
circumasftthaeinfrstca heesdr e'ahste wh a osffe reemd ployment in
a
chemist's sthoaMo rpK obkeolTsohkniabgs.ri ienepgfi sionhd ies
leii frse flneocottn elidynT hGeo oSdod liSevr ejbkua tl isnoh is
stoFrrioeamnsO ldC hemSihsotTp'h.su s ailnhr ietsae edHnyas s ek
wabse gintnosi tnougrpm e a tefrroli aaltltei err uasrey.
In19 89a tth aego esf i xhteew eans adtmtoih rteet ceedfnuo tnldye d
CzechosCloamvmoenrAicccia adlew mhyef,rro te h fei trishmteea p
peatrohs a vdeo nale i tsttluaedn ytd oh avaec quhiitmtsecedrl efd it
ablByuh.tea lbseog taodne veatl aosfprot w eh awte rteob e t hmea in
occupoafth iilosein f-wsr itainvndag g raAn Pcrya.gn ueew spaper,
Ndrodfuyi,isp tublainsohneydm hoifiusrs sslttyoa ratty i wmhee tnh e
youanugt whaomsra kivnagc attriiiopnMnso ravia,H uSnlovakia,
gaarnyGd a liHcei osaffwe. it t hapo euntin hnyi p so caknesdtu pported
himsbeybl efg gcionngs,o writtgihin pgst ireasma,pn vsda gabonds
anadc qumiarnibyna ghd a bfiortmts h em.
Higso orde caottrh dCe o mmeArccaiadwleo mHnya saep kl aicne
thSel aBvainaik n19 0 2b uhtet hrieutwp a nwde notfft oS lovakia
instAef aewwde .e lkasht eer re tuarnnwdea idsdn ulgentblayc kt,a ken
buwth eanm onltahth eear b scoonnad neodtj haeuhrne t jwuasst i
fiagbilvye n Fnroottmhi econenh . er esotlotv retydol ibvyeh is
writbiunitgnt , hc eo uorfst ehee i gyhetaf rorsm1 900 19t0o8 he
waosn albytl oge e ptu bli1s58sh heodfrue ti ll-eatq ouniistnes uffi
ciennutm bteoer n ahbiltmeos upphoirmtsi enarl efg uelxairs tence.
