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The Good Soldier Svejk Audiobook

By: Jaroslav Hasek
The Good Soldier Svejk Audiobook, by Jaroslav Hasek Play Audiobook Sample
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Read By: Sam Kelly, Adrian Lukis Publisher: AudioGO Listen Time: at 1.0x Speed 1.33 hours at 1.5x Speed 1.00 hours at 2.0x Speed Release Date: October 2010 Format: Original Staging Audiobook ISBN:
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A BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation by Christopher Reason of the satirical Czech novel by Jaroslav Hasek.

This tale charts the exploits during the First World War of 'European Forrest Gump' Svejk, in his progress through the ranks of the Austro-Hungarian army. Good-natured and garrulous, Svejk becomes the Austrian army's most loyal Czech soldier when he is called up on the outbreak of the First World War - although his bumbling attempts to get to the front serve only to prevent him from reaching it.

This story of a 'little man' caught in a vast bureaucratic machine combines dazzling wordplay and piercing satire to create a hilariously subversive depiction of the futility of war.

Starring Sam Kelly as Svejk and Adrian Lukis as Lukas. Directed by Gary Brown.

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"How it took me nearly two months to read this is beyond me (says the fellow that is reviewing it almost two years later). A great work of the anti-war "genre," with funny illustrations and some genuinely hilarious, laugh-out-loud type moments. This is another one I was reading largely (or exclusively?) within the confines of medical studies I was doing for money. My personal copy is pretty decrepit, it has that yellowed plastic-layer sorta flaking off of the cover, for those that've experienced this particular form of paperback dilapidation. I remember being surprised at how old my copy was when I found out, but hey, that was two years ago. I seem to recall a particularly gut-busting segment that had to do with dog-walking..."

— RØB (5 out of 5 stars)

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  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

    " humorous account of Eastern Europe mentality "

    — Liz, 2/14/2014
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    " haha...ada ya prajurit jaman perang dunia 1 sepolos dan senaif doi?? tapi yang lebih bodoh adalah orang2 yangmengira dia mata-mata... "

    — Tute, 1/24/2014
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " Very much a book of its time and place. The universal squaddie, Svejk, frustrates the might of bureaucracy and incompetence on the eastern front in WW1, with his feigned simplicity and wealth of anecdote. No wonder the survivors of WW1, like my father, loved this book. Anarchy Rules OK! as we used to say in the 60s. "

    — David, 1/22/2014
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    " Brilliantly laugh-out-loud funny and that is a rarity. "

    — Hlynur, 1/15/2014
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    " A true classic in satire and dark comedy. I read this in the Nineties while riding trains throughout Poland, the Czech Republic and elsewhere. As a former long-time resident of that part of the world, this book really rings true, even today. Humbly reporting! "

    — James, 12/16/2013
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " I hadn't realized that Ignatius Riley and Inspector Gadget shared a Czech relative. But apparenly his name was Svejk. "

    — Benjamin, 7/3/2013
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

    " World War I from an anarchist's perspective. One of the few funny books I ever read. It depicts the ridiculousness of war and the whole setup behind it. "

    — Ermias, 5/5/2013
  • Overall Performance: 2 out of 52 out of 52 out of 52 out of 52 out of 5

    " I actually couldn't finish this book -- too long! Ended up having to leave it in Prague, but I loved the part that I got to read! "

    — Monica, 3/2/2013
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

    " maybe my favorite book of all time "

    — Genevieve, 2/6/2013
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    " Living in Prague, friends told me to read this book if I ever wanted to understand the Czech soul. Loved the book, would recommend this to all. "

    — Carolynshivers, 12/17/2012
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

    " Please note that 5 stars would not have been given if this was the final work, post-edit. I don't think it's right to detract from Hasek simply because he literally could not live to finish his story, let alone editing. "

    — Capsguy, 7/7/2012
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

    " A satire on war. Dark humor- absurd situations (all the more so because of that terrifying ring of truth). Sort of a Dostoevsky-light. "

    — Elisa, 6/14/2012
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    " This book cannot be recommended highly enough. "

    — Grafton, 11/26/2011
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    " Clear basis for Catch-22, and worth the read for its own reasons. "

    — Clark, 9/18/2011
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " My father gave me an illustrated, short edition for my thirteenth birthday, and it's been one of my favorite books ever since. Brilliant and subversive. "

    — Cora, 7/2/2011
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    " humbly report sir i am an imbecile "

    — lyell, 2/22/2011
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    " I'd love to think if I was mixed up in a war I'd use the good soldier svejk's inpired & enthusiastic stupidity to stay well clear of any actual fighting. class "

    — Liam, 1/6/2011