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A selection of literature from the webmaster's bookshelf.

Novel

Jaroslav Hašek Osudy dobrého vojáka Švejka za světové války Ottovo nakladatelství Praha 2000 Czech edition with coloured drawings by Josef Lada.	Jaroslav Hašek The Fateful Adventures of the Good Soldier Švejk during the World War Keenan, Sadlon & Lord Inc. 1997,2000,2009 The most recent English translation of Švejk. Available as paperback, Kindle and PDF. Three volumes. Book one with Mike Joyce as co-translator. Book two, three and four with James Klagge as editor.
Jaroslav Hašek The Good Soldier Švejk and his fortunes in the world war Penguin Books 1973 The 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 Hašek Die Abenteuer des braven Soldaten Schwejk Aufbau Verlag Gmbh 2008 The first ever translation of Švejk was completed in 1926 and paved the way for the novels international fame. It was until 2014 the only German translation of the novel.
Jaroslav Hašek The Good Soldier Schweik Penguin Books 1930 The first English translation by Paul Selver, a professional translator. Shortened and bowdlerised, but the literary qualities appreciated by some readers (J.P. Stern).	Jaroslav Hasek Den tapre soldat Svejk Tiden Norsk Forlag 1968 Norwegian translation in three volumes. Shortened. Translated from Swedish, Danish and German.

Hašek

Sergej Soloukh Nikdo za nic nedostane Galén 2023 Well-written book with focus on the relationship between Jarmila Mayerová and Jaroslav Hašek, based on in-depth studies of the correspondence between the two. Supplemented with observations about Hašek's personality and also up-to-date biographical details.	Radko Pytlík Jaroslav Hašek Data - Fakta - Dokumenty Emporius 2013 [10] Chronological fact-file on Jaroslav Hašek and his environs. Detailed collection of information, presented as three parallel threads: the author, the epoch, and literature. Marred by errors and lack of editing, in particular with regards to Hašek's time in the Austro-Hungarian army.
Radko Pytlík Toulavé house Emporius 1971 [4] Regared the ultimate biography on Jaroslav Hašek. First published in 1970 by long-time leading authority on Hašek. It is well-written and partly forms the base for Cecil Parrott's "Bad Bohemian". Several updated editions have since been published.	Zdena Ančík O životě Jaroslav Haška Československý spisovatel 1953 The first scholarly biography on Jaroslav Hašek. The first step in the communist 'canonisation' of Hašek.Weak on the author's time in the k.u.k. Heer and in Russia. Marred by tiresome ideological interpretations.
Franta Sauer a Ivan Suk In memoriam Jaroslava Haška Družtevní nakladatelství kniha 1924 The first (and very short) biography on Jaroslav Hašek. Drawings by Hašeks friends Jaroslav Kubín and Jaroslav Panuška. Many factual errors.	Cecil Parrott The Bad Bohemian Abacus 1983 Biography on Jaroslav Hašek, in parts based on Toulavé house. Even improves on it with regards to references and literature lists.
Emanuel Frynta Hašek the creator of Schweik Artia 1965 About the literary work of Jaroslav Hašek, few biographical details. Many photos and very readable.	Jaroslav Křížek Jaroslav Hašek v revolučním Rusko Naše vojsko - SPB 1957 Thorough study of Hašek's life during his time in the k.u.k army and his time in Russia. Marred by a strong ideological undercurrent.
Vladimír Stejskal Hašek na Lipnici Krajské nakladatelstvi 1953 About Hašek's stay at Lipnice.	Radko Pytlík Jaroslav Hašek in Briefen, Bildern und Erinnerungen Aufbau-Verlag 1983 A collection of photos, letters and other accounts. Czech original: Lidský profil Jaroslava Haška.
Josef Kaláš (editor) Jaroslav Hašek ve fotografii Československý spisovatel 1959 Photos and background material.	Pavel Gan Osudy humoristy Jaroslava Haška v říši carů a komisařů i doma v Čechách. Atlantis 2003 Novel about the life of Jaroslav Hašek from the break-out of WW1 until the author's death. Fact-based, albeit with fictional people, events and dialogues mixed in. Often difficult to tell where facts end and fiction begins.
Jan Berwid-Buquoy Die Abenteuer des gar nicht so braven Humoristen Jaroslav Hašek BI-HI Verlag Berlin 1989 Biography partly based on Hašek's own stories with comments by the author. There is considerable focus on disproving alleged myths created by "marxist" Haškologists.	Jan Berwid-Buquoy JAROSLAV HAŠEK UND SEIN "BRAVER SOLDAT SCHWEJK" - Tschechische Bürger, österreichische Soldaten oder russische Bolschewiken Re Di Roma Verlag, Remscheid 2011 In German and Czech. Speculative biography - error-ridden and often off-topic. Czech title: Jaroslav Hašek a jeho ‚dobrý voják Švejk‘ – Čeští občané, rakouští vojáci anebo ruští bolševici?
Gustav Janouch Jaroslav Hašek: Der Vater des braven Soldaten Schweik Francke Verlag 1966 Biography on Jaroslav Hašek. Solidly documented and well written, at times speculative.	Emil Artur Longen Můj přitel Jaroslav Hašek Melantrich 1983 One of the early biographies, written by a friend of Hašek. Regarded as unreliable due to its form as a novel.
Václav Menger Jaroslav Hašek doma Sfinx Bohumil Janda Praha 1935 Deals with the years up 1914, and a prime source for information about Hašek's childhood and youth. Regarded as unreliable and in 1946 a revised edition appeared (Lidský profile Jaroslava Haška).	Václav Menger Jaroslav Hašek zajatec čislo 294217 Sfinx Bohumil Janda Praha 1934 Novel about Hašek's time in the k.u.k Heer, in captivity and his stay in Ukraine in 1916 and 1917. Of little value to researchers.
Radko Pytlík / Miroslav Laiske Bibliografie Jaroslav Haška Státni pedagogické nakladatelství Praha 1960 Hašek's work and literature about him.	Boris Mědílek Bibliografie Jaroslav Haška Památník národního písemnictví Praha 1983 The most recent and detailed bibliography of Jaroslav Hašek's work. Contains secondary literature, books, translations and newspaper items.
Břetislav Ludvík Kdo je Jaroslav Hašek Orbis Praha 1946 "Who is Jaroslav Hašek". Brief biography. Considered unreliable and contains improbable claims that Hašek meet Mussolini in Trento in 1908...

Švejk

СЕРГЕЙ СОЛОУХ ГАШЕК. ШВЕЙК. КОММЕНТАРИИ К РУССКОМУ ПЕРЕВОДУ Lulu 2013 The most comprehensive fact-file on the novel ever published. Page for page break-down of Pyotr Bogytaryov's Russian translation, with information on translation details, language, people, places, literature, history, public and private institutions, publications, and troop units.	Radko Pytlík Kniha o Švejkovi Panorama 1983 The first ever complete book published about Švejk. Study of the novel: backdrop, composition, reception. Literary analysis.
Cecil Parrott A study of Švejk and the short stories Cambridge University Press 1982 Comprehensive study by the second British translator of Švejk who also was a leading expert on Hašek. Particularly strong on the historical setting.	Radko Pytlík Osudy a cesty Josefa Švejka Emporius 2003 [5] Facts and discussions about the novel and its background. Party overlaps with Kniha o Švejkovi.
Radko Pytlík Jaroslav Hašek a dobrý voják Švejk Verlag Schola ludus Pragensia 1994 About the life and work of Jaroslav Hašek, a good introduction to the theme.	Radko Pytlík Jaroslav Hašek und der brave Soldat Schweik Panorama 1983 About the life and work of Jaroslav Hašek, a good introduction to the theme.
Radko Pytlík Thus Spake Švejk Emporius 1997 Quotes from the novel and accounts from Hašek's short stories.	Radko Pytlík Also sprach Schwejk Emporius 1997 Quotes from the novel and accounts from Hašek's short stories.
Radko Pytlík Così parlò Švejk Emporius 1999 Quotes from the novel and accounts from Hašek's short stories.	Milan Hodík Encyklopedie pro milovníky Švejka Academia Praha 1998 Detailed meta-text on themes related to the novel and its environs. Well researched albeit with unnecessary filler material (like entries on football and hair).
Milan Hodík - Pavel Landa Švejk - Fikce a fakty Naše vojsko 2006 Uncovering many of the realia behind Švejk. Marshal Radetzky, the 91st infantry regiment, and some of the real-life models for characters in the novel. Solid and no-nonsense research.	Pavel Petr Hašeks "Schwejk" in Deutschland Rütten & Loening Berlin 1963 Comprehensive study of the novel with an emphasis on its reception and interpretation in Germany.
Josef Lada Die Abenteuer des braven Soldaten Schweijk in Bildern Artia 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 Pytlík Idiots have priority Emporius 1999 Summary and translation of parts of Pytlík's earlier writing on Hašek and Švejk.

Stories

Jaroslav Hašek Dobrý voják Švejk v zajetí Československý spisovatel 1972 The 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 propaganda.	Jaroslav Hašek Dějiny strany mírného pokroku v mezích zákona Slunovrat Československý spisovatel 1977 Short-stories centred around the "Party of moderate progress within the law".
Jaroslav Hašek Průvodčí cizinců a jiné satiry z cest i z domova Adolf Synek Praha 1925 Short-stories from "Sebrané spisy", selected by Antonín Dolenský (volume 6).	Jaroslav Hašek Dobrý voják Švejk před válkou a jiné podivné historky Státní 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 Hašek Bachura Scandal and Other Stories and Sketches Angel Classics 2004 A collection of short stories translated by Alan Menhennet	Jaroslav Hašek Když bolševici zrušili vánoce Modrý 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. Important epilogue highlighting the role of Břetislav Hůla in collecting material of relevance to Hašek.
Jaroslav Hašek Veselé povídky Naše vojsko 2007 "Happy stories". Short stories, illustrated by Josef Lada.	Jaroslav Hašek Loupežný vrah před soudem Státní nakladatelství krásné literatury, hudby a umění Praha 1958 "Robbing killer in court". Collection of short stories.
Jaroslav Hašek Terciánská vzpoura a jiné povídky Terciánská 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 Hašek Utrpení pana Tenkráta Československý spisovatel 1961 "The misery of Mr. Tenkrát". Collection of short stories.
Jaroslav Hašek Praha ve dne i v noci aneb týden mezi dacany Československý spisovatel 1973 "Prague during day and night or a week amongst villains". Collection of short stories and many photos from turn of the century Prague.	Jaroslav Hašek Fialový hrom Československý spisovatel 1961 Collection of short stories. Notes by Zdena Ančík and Milan Jankovič.
Jaroslav Hašek Reelní podnik Československý spisovatel 1977 Collection of short stories, nearly 700 pages. Illustrations by Josef Lada.	Jaroslav Hašek Opilecké historky Baset 2003 "Drunken stories". Short stories related to intake of alcohol.
Jaroslav Hašek The Red Comissar Heinemann London 1981 A collection of short stories translated by Cecil Parrot. Contains the five stories Hašek wrote about Švejk in 1911 and a selection of the Bugulma stories.	Jaroslav Hašek Die schönsten Geschichten Aufbau 2009 German translation of short stories.
Jaroslav Hašek Das Hašek Lesebuch Diogenes 2008 German translation of short stories. Foreword by Gustav Janouch.	Jaroslav Hašek Die Partei des maßvollen Fortschritts in den Grenzen der Gesetze Suhrkamp Verlag 1971 German translation of "The party of moderate progress within the limits of the law (Czech original 1963).
Jaroslav Hašek Böhmische Küche Verlag der Nation Berlin 1985 A collection of the better known short stories, containing those from Bugulma.	Jaroslav Hašek Kleine Erzählungen eines grossen Meisters Presseagentur Orbis Prag 1984 A few selected stories, including the "Party of moderate progress ...".

Studies

Walter Schaumschula (editor) West Slavic contributions/Westslavische Beitrage Verlag Peter Lang 1989 Contributions to the Hašek-conference in Bamberg in 1983.	Mezinárodní konference. Český svaz spisovatelů, Ústav pro českou a světovou literaturu ČSAV a československý svaz novinářů 1983 Dílo 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 Haška Mezinárodní konference Hašek a Švejk, humor tisíciletí Kraj Vysočina 2003 Contributions to the Hašek-conference in Lipnice 2003.	Klara Köttner-Benigni / Konrad Biricz Der brave soldat Schwejk in Österreich Volk und Heimat 1983 [6] Detailed study of the scenes of the part of Švejk that took part on the territory of current Austria.
Alexandr Drbal Cestou necestou Jaroslava Haška a Josefa Švejka po Rakousku, Maďarsku, Slovensku, Polsku, Ukrajine a SNS v 21. století. Drbal 2008 Presentation 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 Marlow Rejstrřík ke Švejkovi Sixty-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 II Österreichische 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 schematics as appendix.	F.P. Vožický Kronika světové války 1914-19 F.P. Vožický 1919 "Chronicle of the world war". Czech view of the world war.
Norman Stone The Eastern Front 1914-1917 Penguin Books 1975 Regarded the primary English language reference work on the subject.	Brigitte Hamann Der erste Weltkrieg. Wahrheit und Lüge in Bildern und Texten Piper München Zürich 2008 The first world war. Truth and lies in text and illustrations.
Verlag J. Steinbrenner Der Soldatenfreund. 1915 Kalender Verlag 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).	Egon Erwin Kisch Gesammelte Werke Aufbau-Verlag Berlin unf Weimar 1987 [7] In the chapter Konsignation über verbotene Lokale: a report on 11 establishments in Prague which the authorities forbade members of the k.u.k armed forces to visit.
Otakar Vaněk (ed) Za svobodu Nákladem vlastním 1925 Illustrated chronicle of the Czechoslovak revolutionary movement in Russia 1914-1920. Four volumes.