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Behind the Lines
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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.

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"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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