Jaroslav Hasek

Jaroslav Hasek

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Jaroslav Hašek (30 April 1883 – 3 January 1923) was a Czech writer, humorist, satirist, journalist, bohemian and anarchist. He is best known for his novel The Fate of the Good Soldier Švejk during the World War, an unfinished collection of farcical incidents about a soldier in World War I and a satire on the ineptitude of authority figures. The novel has been translated into about 60 languages, making it the most translated novel in Czech literature.

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Jaroslav Hasek was born on Monday, 30 April 1883 in Prague, Czech Republic. He was best known as a novelist. Hasek's country of citizenship (nationality) was Czech. He died on Wednesday, 3 January 1923 in Lipnice, Czech Republic at the age of 39. He had blue eyes and blonde hair (color). His zodiac star sign was Taurus.

You can find people similar to Jaroslav Hasek by visiting our lists Czechoslovak Legion personnel and Czech humorists.

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Dobrý voják Švejk
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30 April 1883
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Prague, Czech Republic
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3 January 1923
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Lipnice, Czech Republic
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Tuberculosis
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Novelist, Soldiernovelist, SoldierNovelist, Soldiernovelist, Soldier_|_Novelist, Soldiernovelist, SoldierNovelist, Soldiernovelist, Soldier
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Jaroslav Hasek is known for his role in the film Bolshaya doroga (1963) as (original story).

He is also known for his role in the film Schweik's Years of Indiscretion (1964) as (novel).

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