The Good Soldier Švejk

novel by the Czech author Jaroslav Hašek
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The Good Soldier Švejk

Summary

The Good Soldier Švejk is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,812 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Good Soldier Švejk authored Jaroslav Hašek[3].
  • The Good Soldier Švejk's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • The Good Soldier Švejk's instance of is recorded as unfinished creative work[5].
  • The Good Soldier Švejk's illustrator is recorded as Josef Lada[6].
  • The Good Soldier Švejk's genre is satire[7].
  • The Good Soldier Švejk's genre is military fiction[8].
  • The Good Soldier Švejk's Commons category is recorded as Josef Švejk[9].
  • The Good Soldier Švejk's language of work or name is recorded as Czech[10].
  • The Good Soldier Švejk's country of origin is recorded as Czechoslovakia[11].
  • 1921 marks the founding of The Good Soldier Švejk[12].
  • The Good Soldier Švejk was released on 1921[13].
  • The Good Soldier Švejk's translator is recorded as Paul Selver[14].
  • The Good Soldier Švejk's characters is recorded as Josef Švejk[15].
  • The Good Soldier Švejk's characters is recorded as Baloun[16].
  • The Good Soldier Švejk's has edition or translation is recorded as Osudy dobrého vojáka Švejka za světové války. I-IV[17].
  • The Good Soldier Švejk's has edition or translation is recorded as Osudy dobrého vojáka Švejka za světové války[18].
  • The Good Soldier Švejk's has edition or translation is recorded as Q111600901[19].
  • The Good Soldier Švejk's has edition or translation is recorded as Q111600903[20].
  • The Good Soldier Švejk's has edition or translation is recorded as Q117279940[21].
  • The Good Soldier Švejk's has edition or translation is recorded as Q117280993[22].
  • The Good Soldier Švejk's has edition or translation is recorded as Prajurit Schweik[23].
  • The Good Soldier Švejk's has edition or translation is recorded as Q122025381[24].
  • The Good Soldier Švejk's has edition or translation is recorded as The Good Soldier: Schweik[25].
  • The Good Soldier Švejk's narrative location is recorded as Central and Eastern Europe[26].
  • The Good Soldier Švejk's narrative location is recorded as Czechoslovakia[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Good Soldier Švejk authored Jaroslav Hašek[3].

Publication

The Good Soldier Švejk was released on 1921[13]. Its language of work or name is recorded as Czech[10]. Genres include satire[7] and military fiction[8].

Subject and Themes

The Good Soldier Švejk's main subject is World War I[28].

Why It Matters

The Good Soldier Švejk ranks in the top 3% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,812 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 57 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Inception +1921-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Translator Paul Selver
    Main subject World War I
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    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: 0262755-Hasek-Jaroslav-18831923, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259494|batch #259494]]"
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