A selection of literature that is directly referred to in the 'Places' and 'People' sections of these pages, as well as literature that is frequently consulted when creating and updating the pages. The overview contains both printed and electronic material. The selection is currently (June 2012) being continuously expanded.
Novel
 Jaroslav HašekOsudy dobrého vojáka Švejka za světové válkyOttovo nakladatelství Praha 2000Czech edition with coloured drawings by Josef Lada. |  Jaroslav HašekThe Fateful Adventures of the Good Soldier Švejk during the World WarKeenan, Sadlon & Lord Inc. 1997,2000,2009The most recent English translation of Švejk. Available as paperback, Kindle and PDF. Three volumes. Book one with Mike Joyce as co-translater. |
 Jaroslav HašekThe Good Soldier Švejk and his fortunes in the world warPenguin Books 1973The first unabridged translation of Švejk into English. Biographical information on the author, a section on the historical and cultural context and an analysis on the character Švejk. Maps included. |  Jaroslav HašekDie Abenteuer des braven Soldaten SchwejkAufbau Verlag Gmbh 2008The first ever translation of Švejk was completed in 1926 and paved the way for the novels international fame. It is the only German translation of the novel. |
 Jaroslav HašekThe Good Soldier SchweikPenguin Books 1930The first English translation by Paul Selver. Shortened and bowdlerised, but the literary qualities appreciated by some readers (J.P. Stern). |  Jaroslav HasekDen tapre soldat SvejkTiden Norsk Forlag 1968Norwegian translation in three volumes. Shortened. Translated from Swedish, Danish and German. |
Hašek
 Radko PytlíkToulavé houseEmporius 1998[4] Biography on Jaroslav Hašek, written by the current leading authority on Hašek. |  Zdena AnčíkO životě Jaroslav HaškaČeskoslovenský spisovatel 1953The first scholarly biography on Jaroslav Hašek. The first step in the communist 'canonisation' of Hašek. |
 Franta Sauer a Ivan SukIn memoriam Jaroslava HaškaDružtevní nakladatelství kniha 1924The first (and very short) biography on Jaroslav Hašek. Drawings by Hašeks friends Jaroslav Kubín and Jaroslav Panuška. |  Cecil ParrottThe Bad BohemianAbacus 1983Biography on Jaroslav Hašek, to a degree based on Toulavé House. |
 Emanuel FryntaHašek the creator of SchweikArtia 1965About the literary work of Jaroslav Hašek, few biographical details. Many photos and very readable. |  Jaroslav KřížekJaroslav Hašek v revolučním RuskoNaše vojsko - SPB 1957Thorough study of Hašek's life during his time in the K.u.k army and his time in Russia. |
 Vladimír StejskalHašek na LipniciKrajské nakladatelstvi 1953About Hašek's stay in Lipnice |  Radko PytlíkJaroslav Hašek in Briefen, Bildern und ErinnerungenAufbau-Verlag 1983A collection of photos, letters and other accounts. Czech original: Lidský profil Jaroslava Haška. |
 Josef Kaláš (editor)Jaroslav Hašek ve fotografiiČeskoslovenský spisovatel 1959Photos and background material. |  Pavel GanOsudy humoristy Jaroslava Haška v říši carů a komisařůi doma v Čechách.Atlantis 2003Novel about the life of Jaroslav Hašek from the break-out of WW1 until the authors death. Fact-based, albeit with fictive people, events and dialogues mixed in. |
 Jan Berwid-BuquoyDie Abenteuer des gar nicht so braven Humoristen Jaroslav HašekBI-HI Verlag Berlin 1989Biography partly based on Hašek's own stories with comments by the author. There is considerable focus on disproving alleged myths created by "marxist" haškologs. |  Jan Berwid-BuquoyJAROSLAV HAŠEK UND SEIN "BRAVER SOLDAT SCHWEJK" - Tschechische Bürger, österreichische Soldaten oder russische BolschewikenRe Di Roma Verlag, Remscheid 2011Speculative biography - error-ridden and often off-topic. Czech title: Jaroslav Hašek a jeho ‚dobrý voják Švejk‘ – Čeští občané, rakouští vojáci anebo ruští bolševici? |
 Gustav JanouchJaroslav Hašek: Der Vater des braven Soldaten SchweikFrancke Verlag 1966Biography on Jaroslav Hašek, well written, but speculative. |  Emil Artur LongenMůj přitel Jaroslav HašekMelantrich 1983One of the early bographies, written by a friend of Hašek. Regarded as unreliable. |
 Václav MengerJaroslav Hašek domaSfinx Bohumil Janda Praha 1935Deals with the years up 1914. Regarded as an unreliable account and the author seems to have had a vivid imagination. |  Václav MengerJaroslav Hašek zajatec čislo 294217Sfinx Bohumil Janda Praha 1934Novel about Hašek's time in the K.u.k army, in captivity and his stay in the Ukraine in 1916 and 1917. Of little value to researchers. |
 Radko Pytlík / Miroslav LaiskeBibliografie Jaroslav HaškaStátni pedagogické nakladatelství Praha 1960Hašek's work and literature about him. |  Boris MědílekBibliografie Jaroslav HaškaPamátník národního písemnictví Praha 1983The most recent and detailed bibliography of Jaroslav Hašek's work. Contains secondary literature, books, translations and newspaper items. |
 Břetislav LudvíkKdo je Jaroslav HašekOrbis Praha 1946"Who is Jaroslav Hašek". Very short biography. Considered unreliable and contains unverified claims that Hašek meet Mussolini in Trento in 1908... |
Švejk
 Radko PytlíkKniha o ŠvejkoviPanorama 1983Study of the novel. Backdrop, composition, reception. | |
 Radko PytlíkJaroslav Hašek a dobrý voják ŠvejkVerlag Schola ludus Pragensia 1994About the life and work of Jaroslav Hašek, a good introduction to the theme. |  Radko PytlíkJaroslav Hašek und der brave Soldat SchweikPanorama 1983About the life and work of Jaroslav Hašek, a good introduction to the theme. |
 Radko PytlíkThus Spake ŠvejkEmporius 1997Quotes from the novel and accounts from Hašek's short stories. |  Radko PytlíkAlso sprach SchwejkEmporius 1997Quotes from the novel and accounts from Hašek's short stories. |
 Radko PytlíkCosì parlò ŠvejkEmporius 1999Quotes from the novel and accounts from Hašek's short stories. |  Milan HodíkEncyklopedie pro milovníky ŠvejkaAcademia Praha 1998Detailed metatext on themes related to the novel and its envrirons. |
 Milan Hodík - Pavel LandaŠvejk - Fikce a faktyNaše vojsko 2006Uncovering many of the realia behind Švejka. Marshal Radetzky, the 91st infantry regiment, and some of the real-life models for characters in the novel. |  Pavel PetrHašeks "Schwejk" in DeutschlandRütten & Loening Berlin 1963Comprehensive study of the novel with an emphasis on its reception and interpretation in Germany. |
 Josef LadaDie Abenteuer des braven Soldaten Schweijk in BildernArtia Prag - Eulenspiegel Verlag Berlin 1975 (1961)Many rare illustrations by Lada, accompanied by extracts from the novel. The title of the Czech original: Můj přítel Švejk. |  Radko PytlíkIdiots have priorityEmporius 1999Summary and translation of parts of Pytlíks earlier writing on Hašek and Švejk. |
Stories
 Jaroslav HašekDobrý voják Švejk v zajetíČeskoslovenský spisovatel 1972The second version of Švejk, written in Kiev during the war. A short novel which uses some of the themes that later were to appear in the novel. Often crude anti-austrian propaganda. |  Jaroslav HašekDějiny strany mírného pokroku v mezích zákonaSlunovrat Československý spisovatel 1977Short-stories centered around the "Party of moderate progress within the law". |
 Jaroslav HašekPrůvodčí cizinců a jiné satiry z cest i z domovaAdolf Synek Praha 1925Short-stories from "Sebrané spisy", selectd by Antonín Dolenský (volume 6). |  Jaroslav HašekDobrý voják Švejk před válkou a jiné podivné historkyStátní nakladatelství krásné literatury, hudby a umění Praha 1957"The Good Soldier Švejk before the war and other strange stories". Collection of short stories, including the first five stories written about Švejk in 1911. |
 Jaroslav HašekBachura Scandal and Other Stories and SketchesAngel Classics 2004A collection of short stories translated by Alan Menhennet |  Jaroslav HašekKdyž bolševici zrušili vánoceModrý stůl Praha 2005"When the bolsheviks abolished Christmas". Short stories, some of which were not published during communist rule as they openly ridiculed Lenin etc. Also includes stories that may not have originated from Hašek. |
 Jaroslav HašekVeselé povídkyNaše vojsko 2007"Happy stories". Short stories, illustrated by Josef Lada. |  Jaroslav HašekLoupežný vrah před soudemStátní nakladatelství krásné literatury, hudby a umění Praha 1958"Robbing killer in court". Collection of short stories. |
 Jaroslav HašekTerciánská vzpoura a jiné povídkyTerciánská vzpoura a jiné povídky 1960"The third grade revolt and other strange stories". Stories mostly related to Hašek's childhood. Collected and commented by Vladimír Stejskal. |  Jaroslav HašekUtrpení pana TenkrátaČeskoslovenský spisovatel 1961"The misery of Mr. Tenkrát". Collection of short stories. |
 Jaroslav HašekPraha ve dne i v noci aneb týden mezi dacanyČeskoslovenský spisovatel 1973"Prague during day and night or a week amonsgt villains". Collection of short stories and many photos from turn of the century Prague. |  Jaroslav HašekFialový hromČeskoslovenský spisovatel 1961Collection of short stories. Notes by Zdena Ančík and Milan Jankovič. |
 Jaroslav HašekReelní podnikČeskoslovenský spisovatel 1977Collection of short stories, nearly 700 pages. Illustartions by Josef Lada. |  Jaroslav HašekOpilecké historkyBaset 2003"Drunken stories". Short stories related to intake of alcohol. |
 Jaroslav HašekThe Red ComissarHeinemann London 1981A collection of short stories translated by Cecil Parrott. Contains the five stories Hašek wrote about Švejk in 1911 and a selection of the Bugulma-stories. |  Jaroslav HašekDie schönsten GeschichtenAufbau 2009German translation of short stories. |
 Jaroslav HašekDas Hašek LesebuchDiogenes 2008German translation of short stories. Foreword by Gustav Janouch. |  Jaroslav HašekDie Partei des maßvollen Fortschritts in den Grenzen der GesetzeSuhrkamp Verlag 1971German translation of "The party of moderate progress within the limits of the law (Czech original 1963). |
 Jaroslav HašekBöhmische KücheVerlag der Nation Berlin 1985A collection of the better known short stories, containing those from Bugulma. |  Jaroslav HašekKleine Erzählungen eines grossen MeistersPresseagentur Orbis Prag 1984A few selected stories, including the "Party of moderate progess ...". |
Studies
 Walter Schaumschula (editor)West Slavic contributions/Westslavische BeitrageVerlag Peter Lang 1989Contributions to the Hašek-conference in Bamberg in 1983. |  Mezinárodní konference.Český svaz spisovatelů, Ústav pro českou a světovou literaturu ČSAV a československý svaz novinářů 1983Dílo Jaroslav Haška v boji za mír a pokrok mezi národy Dobříš 20.-22.4 1983. Contributions to the Hašek-conference in Dobříš 1983. |
 Společnost Jaroslava HaškaMezinárodní konference Hašek a Švejk, humor tisíciletíKraj Vysočina 2003Contributions to the Hašek-conference in Lipnice 2003. |  Klara Köttner-Benigni / Konrad BiriczDer brave soldat Schwejk in ÖsterreichVolk und Heimat 1983[6] Detailed study of the scenes of the part of Švejk that took part on the territory of current Austria. |
 Alexandr DrbalCestou necestou Jaroslava Haška a Josefa Švejka po Rakousku, Maďarsku, Slovensku, Polsku, Ukrajine a SNS v 21. století.Drbal 2008Presentation from the Hašek-conference in Lipnice nad Sázavou in 2008. Focus on memorials and places connected with Hašek. Available on CD as PPT and PDF. |  Frank MarlowRejstrřík ke ŠvejkoviSixty-Eight Publishers, Toronto 1985"Footnote" to the novel with alphabetic listing of people, places, expressions etc. Lacking in detail. |
Reference
 Edmund Glaise-Horstenau (ed.)Österreich-Ungarns letzter Krieg IIÖsterreichische Kriegsarchiv 1931[9] Second part of the gigantic seven volume history of the first world war. This volume covers 1915 up to the end of August. Contains maps and and schematics as appendix. |  F.P. VožickýKronika světové války 1914-19F.P. Vožický 1919"Chronicle of the world war". Czech view of the world war. |
 Norman StoneThe Eastern Front 1914-1917Penguin Books 1975Regarded the primary English language reference work on the subject. |  Brigitte HamannDer erste Weltkrieg. Wahrheit und Lüge in Bildern und TextenPiper München Zürich 2008The first world war. Truth and lies in text and illustrations. |
 Verlag J. SteinbrennerDer Soldatenfreund. Kalender für das Jahr 1915Verlag J. Steinbrenner 1915"Calendar for everyone belonging to the armed forces". Referred to by Jaroslav Hašek in the novel in connection with field chaplain Ibl's speech (which is copied from this volume). | |
 Otakar Vaněk (ed)Za svoboduNákladem vlastním 1925Illustrated chronicle of the Czechoslovak revolutionary movement in Russia 1914-1920. Four volumes. |
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