Jaroslav Hašek - The good soldier Švejk and his fortunes in the World War

Jaroslav Hašek’s The Good Soldier Švejk is a classic of not just Czech but world literature. Is soldier Josef Švejk employing exaggerated zeal to mock the Austro-Hungarian army’s war effort? Or is he a genuine imbecile? The 1920s comic anti-war masterpiece leaves it up to the reader to decide.