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This page gives an overview of material on Švejk and Jaroslav Hašek and related themes, grouped by language. There is a list of multimedia and books at the end.
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Alexandr Drbal: Cestou necestou Jaroslava Haška a Josefa Švejka po Rakousku, Maďarsku, Slovensku, Polsku, Ukrajine a SNS v 21. století. | Alexandr Drbal | Presentation from the Hašek-conference in Lipnice nad Sázavou in 2008. Focus on memorials and places connected to Hašek. | |
| Osudy dobrého vojáka Švejka za světové války | Jaroslav Šerák | Online version of Švejk, well integrated with Šeráks dictionary and with Google maps. Includes a numer of images related to the times of WW1. Based on Vladimir Fuksa's online version but with corrections. | |
| Osudy dobrého vojáka Švejka za světové války | Vladimir Fuksa | Online version, quick server and no adverts. | |
| Osudy dobrého vojáka Švejka za světové války | Johanesville.net | Online version, quick server and some adverts. | |
| Osudy dobrého vojáka Švejka za světové války | eKnižicna | Online version from a Slovak internet library, some advertising and not straightforward to navigate. | |
| Osudy dobrého vojáka Švejka za světové války | Wikisource | Online version, a copy a Klemperas with the more annoying features removed. | |
| Osudy dobrého vojáka Švejka za světové války | Radek Klempera | Online version, the first. No coding and irritating pop-ups. Has some glaring errors, notably the word "polní kurátor". | |
| Maturitní Blog - Jaroslav Hašek | Maturitní Blog | A collection of Hašek short-stories | |
| Virtualní muzeum Jaroslava Haška a Josefa Švejka | Jaroslav Šerák | Virtual museum of Jaroslav Hašek and Josef Švejk | |
| Osudy dobrého člověka Jaroslava Haška | Jaroslav Šerák | Extensive chronological description of Jaroslav Hašek's life. A wealth of historical material, pictures and references. Online original texts by the author and a valuable reference dictionary. The presentation and layout is appealing. | |
| Nápověda a vysvětlivky | Jaroslav Šerák | Vocabulary of expressions related to the subject Švejk and Hašek. Tithgtly integrated with the rest of Šeráks web pages. The list is continuously being expanded. | |
| Ich melde gehorsamst | Team Švejk | Collaborative site by Team Švejk members | |
| Various books on Hašek and Švejk | Radko Pytlík | Pytlík is commonly regarding as the most prominent living expert on Jaroslav Hašek. Extracts from his Hašek-biography "Toulavé House" is available online. The author has written numerous books on other subjects: Bohmil Hrabal, Dostoyevsky and works on history, mostly the history of Prague. | |
| Osudy dobrého vojáka Švejka za světové války | Wikipedia | The article starts with a clean summary of the plot, then discusses the development of Švejks character. Finally there is an extensive list of film and theatre versions. There are very few external links. | |
| Jaroslav Hašek | Wikipedia | Thin on biographical details and contains an amazing claim: that Hašek left to join the Red Army via Yugoslavia (which at the time didn't even exist). The article falsely claims that Hašek joined the Austrian-Hungarian army voluntarily. | |
| Jaroslav Hašek | Jan Pechanec, ScifiWorld | ||
| Osudy dobrého vojáka Švejka za světové války | Google books | ||
| Penzion a Hostinec U České Koruny | Hašek | This guest-house in Lipnice nad Sázavou is today managed by Hašeks descendants. Whilst living in Lipnice , 25 August 1921 to his death 3 January 1923, Hašek wrote part 2, 3 and 4 of Švejk. | |
| Problematika překladu Švejka do angličtiny | Zenny K. Sadlon | Essay on the problems encountered during the translation of Švejk, also available in English. | |
| Čechoameričan Zenny Sadlon pracuje na anglickém překladu Švejka | Český rozhlas | Interview with Zenny K. Sadlon | |
| Jaroslav Hašek | Klub přátel starého Smíchova | ||
| List of books about Hašek | Městská knihovna v Praze | ||
| TV-interview with Radko Pytlík and Richard Hašek | Česká Televize | ||
| Osudy dobrého vojáka Švejka za světové války | Česká Televize | TV-interview with Radko Pytlík, Richard Hašek and Tomáš Töpfer | |
| TV clip from the unveiling of a Hašek monument 26 July 2008 | Česká Televize | ||
| Jaroslav Hašek | Druidova Mysterie | ||
| Jaroslav Hašek | Johanesville.net | ||
| Jaroslav Hašek | Vojtisek | Extensive collection of links, but marred by aggressive pop-ups and poor presentation. The biography page is brief but good. It is doubtful whether this site is maintained anymore as many of the links are broken. | |
| Kdo byl Jaroslav Hašek | Radio Praha | ||
| Hašek a Lada byli přátelé před stolety jako dnes | Havlíčkobrodský Deník | ||
| Richard Hašek: Jeden génius v rodině stačí | Havlíčkobrodský Deník | Interview with Richard Hašek | |
| Haškologové zasedají v Lipnici nad Sázavou | Radio Praha | ||
| Richard Hašek: Je báječné, že Švejk inspiruje sochaře k dílu | František Cinger | Interview with Richard Hašek | |
| Česka vojak, dobra vojak. Stara a tlusta? | Webmagazín Rozhledna | ||
| Občan Josef Švejk | Memoriál Matěje Kuděje | ||
| Kdo byl Sir Cecil Parrott | Britské Listy | ||
| Arcivevoda František Ferdinand Rakouský - D'Este | M.Lukšíček | ||
| Projekt Kakanien.Info | Kakanien.info | Excellent site with material about the Austro-Hungarian Empire with an emphasis on literature. | |
| Švejk Restaurant | Švejk Restaurant | ||
| Z Písku po stopách Dobrého vojáka Švejka | Infocentrum Písek | Useful information for potential Švejk tourists. Well presented, and exists in English and German versions. | |
| Po Švejkových (a Haškových) stopách v Haliči | Jan Schwarz, Ikaros. | Excellent description of Švejks route in Books Three and Four. | |
| Jaroslav Hašek | Eduard Stehlík, Míla Sýkora | Biographical details on Hašek from 1915 until his return to Prague | |
| Pravda o spisovateli Jaroslavu Haškovi | Ross Hedviček | Blog with biographical details on Hašek from 1915 until his return to Prague. Clearly politically motivated, which is obvious long before the conclusion that the bust of Hašek below Lipnice castle ought to be removed. The entry contains critical responses by Jaroslav Novák Večerníček and Jan Berwid-Buqoy. |
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| Švejk Central | Zenny K. Sadlon | By far the best non-Czech web site on Švejk. Managed by the translator of the most recent English-language version of the novel, it contains a wealth of information and links. It is particularly strong on analytical material. | |
| The Good Soldier Švejk | Wikipedia | Informative overview but not without inaccuracies. The perennial claim that Hašek died from tubercolosis is repeated (he actually died from heart failure). The question of anti-semittism is dubiously raised when describing Otto Katz (in the novel the word Jew is mentioned only once in connection with Katz and if that sentence had been left out no-one would have guessed Katz's ethnic origins). | |
| Virtual museum of Jaroslav Hašek and Josef Švejk | Jaroslav Šerák | Extensive material and links, mostly in Czech but with some translated material. | |
| The Good Soldier Švejk | |||
| Jaroslav Hašek | Wikipedia | ||
| Jaroslav Hašek | Petri Liukkonen, Kirjasto.fi | Biography from a site devoted to literature, however with a number of inaccuracies. | |
| Penzion a Hostinec U České Koruny | Hašek | Guesthouse in Lipnice nad Sázavou run by the authors descendants. | |
| New translation of one of the GREATEST books of all time | zenny.com | Advertising page for the Sadlon/Joyce translation of Švejk. Copies can be purchased here, either as paperbacks or as PDF-files. Screaming colours and animations hamper readability. Buying the books from this page is very straightforward. | |
| Soldier of Misfortune | Chicago Tribune | ||
| Challenges of translating Švejk into English | Zenny K. Sadlon | Valuable essay on the challenges in translation Švejk to English. The essay is also available in Czech. | |
| The Slav v. The Slave — Two Literal Fools — Speak Truth to Power | Danusha Goska | Well written and informative article comparing Aesop and The Good Soldier Švejk. Marred only by one or two factual errors. | |
| Jaroslav Hašek | Luboš Merhaut | ||
| The Good Soldier Švejk and his fortunes in the World War, by Jaroslav Hašek, 1921 - 1923 | Jan Čulík | ||
| Svejk - and of course... Jaroslav Hasek | svejk.com/Jan Velinger | ||
| HASEK, J.: Good Soldier Svejk (The) (Abridged) | naxos.com/Roy McMillan and Jasper Parrott | Excellent, accurate article on Hašek by he publishers of an audio-book of Švejk. It also contains a section on the translator Cecil Parrott. | |
| The Bad Bohemian | Cult Cargo/Alan Thomson | Good analytical article. The few errors are of minor importance. | |
| Hašek and Švejk – Humor of the Millennium | Britské Listy | ||
| On Hašek’s The Good Soldier Švejk | Ian Jonhston | ||
| Get serious: following Svejk through Slovakia | David McLean | ||
| From Písek in the Footsteps of Good Soldier Schweik | Infocentrum Písek | ||
| A Bohemian's Tale | Andrew Parker | ||
| The Good Soldier Švejk and His Fortunes in the World War | Google Books/Cecil Parrot | ||
| The Fateful Adventures of the Good Soldier Svejk During the World War | Google Books/Zenny K. Sadlon | ||
| The Good Soldier Švejk | peacay blog, BibloOdyssey.com | Literary blog. Good quality illustrations by Lada | |
| The Good Soldier Švejk discussion | chrees blog, A Common Reader | Thoughtful review | |
| No. 1339: The Good Soldier Švejk | John H. Lienhard | Essay | |
| Book: The Bad Bohemian by Sir Cecil Parrot | Matthew Dixon Cowles | Review of an English-language biography on Jaroslav Hašek. | |
| Found in the translation: a Czech hero for our times | Bob Hicks, The Portland Oregonian | Insightful review of both the Švejk novel in its own right and the Sadlon/Joyce translation of the first book. Interesting observations on the problem of getting a book published the traditional way. Largely sympathetic to both the novel and the translation. | |
| Michelle Woods reviews The Good Soldier Švejk (Book One) | Jacket Magazine | Thorough and critical review of Book 1 of the Sadlon/Joyce translation. The reviewer seems to have read only the first few chapters. It should be noted that the review is based on a very early issue of the translations and that at least the PDF-version has undergone changes since. | |
| Review of the Selver and Parrott translations | Encyclopedia of literary translation into English | James Partridge reviews the first two English translation of Švejk. The verdict is quite negative on both. | |
| Austro-Hungarian Land Forces 1848-1918 | Glenn Jewison and Jörg C. Steiner | Site about the Austro-Hungarian army. | |
| A multimedia history of world war one | First World War.com | ||
| Irkutsk and the Czechoslovak Legion | Valka.cz | Page about the Czechoslovak Legion in Irkutsk |
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| Der brave Soldat Schwejk | Wikipedia | ||
| Jaroslav Hašek | Wikipedia | ||
| Grete Reiner | Wikipedia | Article about the translator of the German version of Švejk | |
| Partei für gemäßigten Fortschritt in den Schranken der Gesetze | Wikipedia | Party of moderate progress within the limits of the law | |
| Herr Schwejk | Kurt Tucholsky | Kurt Tucholsky's excellent review in Die Weltbühne 1926, probably the best write-up Hašek ever got. This review covers Book One. There is also a second a much shorter review on Book Two in the same collection, the same year. | |
| Nationale Identität revisited - Die Tschechen und IHR Švejk im 20. Jahrhundert | Martina Winkler | ||
| Penzion a Hostinec U České Koruny | Hašek | Guesthouse in Lipnice nad Sázavou run by the authors descendants. | |
| Von Písek aus auf den Spuren des braven Soldaten Schwejk | Infocentrum Písek | Tracing Švejk in South Bohemia (also available in Czech and English) | |
| Die Abenteuer des braven Soldaten Schwejk | Herbert Huber | ||
| Ausverkauf einer Brauerei-Nation | Deutschlandfunk | On the situation in the Czech brewing industry, including an interview with Richard Hašek. | |
| 80. Todestag von Jaroslav Hasek | Radio Praha | ||
| Die Donaumonarchie Österreich-Ungarn in zeitgenössischen Postkarten und Texten | www.donaumonarchie.com | Period pictures, maps and historical information. | |
| Austrian Newspapers Online | Österreichische Nationalbibliothek | Scanned copies of old newspapers, amongst them Prager Tagblatt, Neue Freie Presse and Pester Lloyd, all referred to in Svejk. | |
| Truppenübungsplatz Bruckneudorf | Österreichisches Bundesheer | History of the military training ground in Bruckneudorf (Királyhida) | |
| Schwejk, das Bier, die Liebe und die Anarchie | DeustchlandRadio Berlin/Rolf Cantzen | Radio Berlin on "Schweik" | |
| Tschechien: Ein halber Liter geschäumtes Glück | Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk/Danko Handrick | On Czech beer, interview with Richard Hašek amongst others |
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| Jaroslav Hašek | Wikipedia | Short but informative article. There is one inaccuracy: the article claims that Hašek took part in the October Revolution (7 November 1917) as a political commissioner. The fact is that he joined the Czech social democrats in March 1918 and the Red Army only later that year. | |
| PRAG - DIKT SOM FÖRSVINNER | Milan Kundera / Lars Fyhr | Great essay from 1981. | |
| Litteraturanmeldelsar | Boksidan.net | Book reviews from Sweden. The verdicts are mixed. | |
| Krogen Soldaten Svejk | Svejk AB | Genuine Czech pub in Stockholm, with many interesting Czech beers on tap. |
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| Jaroslav Hašek | Wikipedia | ||
| Pavel Gan o Jaroslavovi Haškovi | Literárne informačné centrum | ||
| Prvý Slovák v Haškovej spoločnosti | PLUSKA.sk | ||
| Prvá svetová vojna | Prvá svetová vojna | Web-site about WW1 in the Zemplín region. |
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| Przygody dobrego wojaka Szwejka | Wikipedia | ||
| Jaroslav Hašek | Wikipedia | ||
| Szlak śladami dobrego wojaka Szwejka | Wikipedia | ||
| Śladami Dobrego Wojaka Szwejka | Przemyśl 24 | Cycle route following Švejk in Poland and the Ukraine. | |
| Szwejk w Przemyślu | Przemyśl | ||
| Klub Miłośników Dobrego Wojaka Szwejka | Przemysław Nowak | Švejk fan-club in Poland |
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| Ярослав Гашек | Вікіпедія | ||
| Пригоди бравого вояка Швейка | Вікіпедія | ||
| Пригоди бравого вояка Швейка | Ізборник | ||
| Галицький анабазис зі Швейком | Карпати | ||
| У Скелівці відкрито пам'ятник бравому воякові Швейку | Добромиль.org |
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| ПОХОЖДЕНИЯ БРАВОГО СОЛДАТА ШВЕЙКА ВО ВРЕМЯ МИРОВОЙ ВОЙНЫ | Петр Григорьевич БОГАТЫРЕВ / Jaroslav Šerák | Online version | |
| Ярослав Гашек. Похождения бравого солдата Швейка. Части 1,2 | интернет-магазин Библион | Online version of Books one and two. | |
| Ярослав Гашек. Похождения бравого солдата Швейка. Части 3,4 | интернет-магазин Библион | Online version of Books three and four. | |
| Гашек, Ярослав | Википедия | ||
| Bиртуальный музей ярослава гашека и йозефа швейка | Ярослав Шерак / Сергей Солоух | Virtual museum of Jaroslav Hašek and Josef Švejk | |
| Сайт о Ярославе Гашеке | www.hasek.ru | Comprehensive site on Jaroslav Hašek | |
| Live journal by Sergey Soloukh | Сергей Солоух | Sergey Soloukh's blog on Švejk | |
| Похождения бравого солдата Швейка | Википедия | ||
| Похождения бравого солдата Швейка и его дороги на карте Google | Ярослав Шерак / Сергей Солоух | Sergey Soloukhs Russian translation of Jaroslav Šerák's Google map based description of Švejk's route from Prague to the Galician front in 1915. | |
| Ярослав Гашек в Самаре | Центр Развития Образования | ||
| Литературно-мемориальный музей Ярослава Гашека | Литературно-мемориальный музей Ярослава Гашека | ||
| Бравый солдат Швейк (фильм) | Википедия | ||
| Дуализм Ярослава Гашека: пером и штыком | Владимир ВРАНГЕЛЬ, Киевский ТелеграфЪ |
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| Švejk egy derék katona kalandjai a világháborúban | Dydudu.hu | Švejk online in Hungarian | |
| A Magyar Švejk | Balogh János Mátyás | Hungarian blog on Švejk | |
| Bohemia Baráti Kör | Society of Hungarian friends of Czech culture | Web site dedicated to Czech culture (also in Czech) |
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| Le Brave Soldat Chvéîk | Scribd | Švejk online |
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| Las aventuras del buen escritor Hašek | Daniel Ordóñez, Radio Praha | ||
| Las aventuras del buen soldado Švejk de Jaroslav Hašek | Jesús Aller, Rebellión | ||
| Svejk, el reverso charlatán de Kafka | Abel Grau, El País | ||
| Jaroslav Hašek | Wikipedia | This article contains a number of inaccuracies and errors (and a few typos):
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| Osudy dobrého vojáka Švejka a jeho pouť po cestách první světové války na mapách Google | Jaroslav Šerák | Map with a thorough description of Švejks route. Based on Google Maps with a rich selection of material beside the pure geographical aspect. Well presented and easy to navigate. Links to sources, pictures and historical archives. In Czech, translations to Russian and English ongoing. | |
| Topologie Švejkovy anabase | Jomar Hønsi | Map of Švejks route, updated to include Book two, Chapter 2. Work in progress. In Norwegian and English. | |
| Jaroslav Hašek v Praze | Jaroslav Šerák / Jomar Hønsi | Map of places in Prague connected to Jaroslav Hašek, mostly places where he lived. Based on material from Radko Pytlík. In Czech. | |
| Topologie anabase Jaroslava Haška | Jaroslav Šerák / Jomar Hønsi | Map of Hašeks journeys during WW1 and the Russian civil war. In Czech and Norwegian. | |
| Haškovy toulky | Jaroslav Šerák | Map of Hašeks wanderings in Central Europe, based on material from Radko Pytlík and Václav Menger. In Czech. | |
| Svejk | Jaroslav Šerák | Images. Large collection of images related to Hašek, Švejk and their times. | |
| Dvojčata ze Švejka | Petr Pfliegel | Images. Scanned Lada-drawings of rather poor quality. | |
| Svejk picture gallery | Gertjan van Noord | Images. Scanned Lada-drawings of rather poor quality. Slow to load and probably copies of the previous collection. | |
| Photos from the 2008 Hašek conference | László Polgár / Jomar Hønsi | Photo album | |
| Film Der brave Soldat Schwejk | Google Video | Film with Heinz Ruhmann as Švejk, in German. |
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Osudy dobrého vojáka Švejka. | Jaroslav Hašek | Czech edition from 2000 with coloured drawings by Josef Lada. | |
The Fateful Adventures of the Good Soldier Švejk during the World War. | Jaroslav Hašek / Zenny K. Sadlon | The most recent English translation of Švejk, available as three paperback or as PDF-files. The language is American English. Volume one comes with introductory notes on the cultural and historical context, as well as biographical information about the author. There are no illustrations in this version. Mike Joyce is co-translator of Book One. | |
The Good Soldier Švejk and his
fortunes in the world war. | Jaroslav Hašek / Cecil Parrott | The first unabridged translation of Švejk into English. The language is British English. The books introduction has biographical information on the author, a section on the historical and cultural context and includes an analysis on the character Švejk. Simple maps are included to aid the reader through the story. | |
Die Abenteuer des braven Soldaten Schwejk. | Jaroslav Hašek / Grete Reiner | The first ever translation of Švejk was completed in 1926 and paved the way for the novels international fame. Most of the by now 58 translations are based on this one. It is the only German translation of the novel. | |
Den Tappre Soldaten Švejks äventyr under världskriget. | Jaroslav Hašek / Karin Mossdal | The most recent Swedish translation of Švejk and the first one from Czech. | |
Den tapre soldat Svejk og hans eventyr i verdenskrigen. | Jaroslav Hašek / Odd Bang-Hansen | Translation from Swedish, German and Danish. Shortened. Three books. First issued in 1958. | |
Toulavé House. | Radko Pytlík | Biography on Jaroslav Hašek, written by the current leading authority on Hašek. | |
Jaroslav Hašek: Der Vater des braven Soldaten Schweik. | Gustav Janouch | Biography on Jaroslav Hašek, well written, but speculative. | |
The bad Bohemian. | Cecil Parrott | Biography on Jaroslav Hašek, to a degree based on Toulavé House. | |
Jaroslav Hašek und der brave Soldat Schweik. | Radko Pytlík | About the life and work of Jaroslav Hašek, a good introduction the theme. | |
Osudy a cesty Josefa Švejka. | Radko Pytlík | Facts about the novel and its background. | |
Hašek the creator of Schweik. | Emanuel Frynta | About the literary work of Jaroslav Hašek, few biographical details. Many photos and very readable. | |
Jaroslav Hašek ve Fotografii. | Československý spisovatel | Photos and background material. | |
West Slavic contributions. Westslavische Beitrage. | Walter Schaumschula (editor) | Contributions from the Hašek-conference in Bamberg in 1983. | |
Mezinarodní konference Hašek a Švejk, humor tisíciletí. | Společnost Jaroslava Haška | Contributions from the Hašek-conference in Lipnice 2003. | |
Osudy humoristy Jaroslava Haška v říši carů a komisařů. | Pavel Gan | Book about the life of Jaroslav Hašek from the break-out of WW1 until the authors death. Fact-based with fictional events and dialogues added. |
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I would like to thank the following people for help, information and inspirastion during the work on these web pages, here listed in alphabetical order: Karel Babčický, Alexandr Drbal, Pavel Gan, Richard Hašek, Hans-Peter Laqueur, Radko Pytlík, Zenny Sadlon, Sergey Soloukh and Jaroslav Šerák. I would like to thank Šerák in particluar, without his direct help and goodwill this project would never have been successful. I would also like to extend the gratitude to my employer who have kindly allowed me six months off to travel in the footsteps of Jaroslav Hašek.
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