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A newt rnasliaont oft hicsl assCizce ccho mic 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. JoseLfa dat,h ep opulaCrz echp ainter, illustrcaatrotro,o nainsdtw ritelri,v efdr om 188t7o 1 95A7s.e ditoorft hej ournal !,{arikathureyb egant op ubliHsahs ek'fisr st Svejskt oriaesse arlays 1 911w,he nt he 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 UniversoiftL ya ncastFerro.m 1 93t4o 1 93h9e 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. THEG OODS OLDIERS VEJK JAROSLAHVA SEK v ThGeo oSdo ldSiveerj k ANDH ISF ORUTNESI NT HE WORLDW AR * A newa nd unabridged transfloramtt ihoCenz ebchy CECILP ARRTOT witthho er igiilnlauls tbrya tions JosLeafd a WILLIAHME INEMANN ina ssocwiiattPhie onngB uoionks WilliaHme i1umaLmttd ISQ uemS treMeaty,f air, LoWu!dX o1B1B E LONDON MELBOURNE TORONTO JOHANNESBURGA UCKLAND Thicso mpletteexi t1 E1u glifsihr psutb lisblzye d �VillHieaimn emainnna ssociawtiitoPhne nguiBno okIs9 73 Translaatnidoa nl eld itormiaatlt ceorp yright © CeciPla rroIt9t37, Repri1I19t7e3d RepriuIt9e7d4 !IIa d ea ndp rintienGd r eaBtr itabiyn . 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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 Vl 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.