Vejk
Vejk is the title character of the humorous novel The Good Soldier Švejk (German: Der gute Soldat Schwejk) written by Czech author Jaroslav Hašek between 1925 and 1929. The book is a satirical critique of war, bureaucracy and militarism, set primarily during the Austro‑Hungarian war effort in World War I. It follows the misadventures of Josef Švejk, a rank‑and‑file soldier whose naïve politeness, stubborn compliance and understated cunning bring him both trouble and triumph.
The novel was first published in serial form in the Czech newspaper Lidové noviny under the title
The Good Soldier Švejk has become a major work of Czech literature and a staple of anti‑war
Scholarly analysis of the novel frequently focuses on its anti‑authoritarian stance, its critique of social Darwinism,