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    The Man Without a Transit Pass: And Other Tales
    The Man Without a Transit Pass: And Other Tales
    The Man Without a Transit Pass: And Other Tales
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    The Man Without a Transit Pass: And Other Tales

    By Jaroslav Hašek and Dustin Stalnaker

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    Gathering work from across Jaroslav Hašek's brief but prolific career, this collection showcases the outrageous wit and biting social commentary that made him the most popular Czech writer of all time. Much like his beloved novel The Good Soldier Šv

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherParadise Editions
    Release dateMay 1, 2023
    ISBN9798987562628
    The Man Without a Transit Pass: And Other Tales
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    Jaroslav Hašek

    Jaroslav Hašek (1883-1923) war ein tschechischer Schriftsteller und Satiriker. Mit seinem Schwejk schuf er einen der bekanntesten Figuren der Literaturgeschichte. Hasek war ein scharfzüngiger Redakteur, Satiriker und Herausgeber. Er arbeitete für verschiedene Prager Zeitungen. Leider verstarb er mit knapp 40 Jahren viel zu früh an den Folgen seines Alkoholkonsums.

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