Jaroslav Hasek (1883-1923) was a Czech satirist who wrote over 1,400 short stories, as well as the novel The Good Soldier Svejk. Mark Corner is an author and lecturer in religious and European studies who lives and works in Brussels.
"Behind the Lines is a special book. . . . Hasek tackles the
absurdity of the Soviet approach to Marxism, making fun of how
quickly the Bolshevik revolution was corrupted by ignorant men
thirsty for power and willing to commit unnecessary violence. . . .
In Behind the Lines, it's all a fraud, lies and betrayal, with war
presented as a charade in which soldiers act out their role merely
because they have no other way of earning a living, while civilian
lives and precious resources are wasted like water. Although he was
writing about an absurd, militarized society in the early twentieth
century, Hasek pretty much nails contemporary society right on the
head."--Randy Rosenthal "Coffin Factory"
"Prague's ribald raconteur of tavern tales, Hasek, the author not
just of Svejk but of the equally pugnacious Behind the
Lines."--James Hopkin "Times Literary Supplement"
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