Picture 1 of 1
Jaroslav Hasek Behind the Lines (Paperback) Modern Czech Classics (UK IMPORT)
Another great item from Rarewaves | Free delivery!
Condition:
7 available
Shipping:
Located in: GU14 0GT, United Kingdom
Delivery:
Varies
Returns:
Payments:
Shop with confidence
Seller information
- 98.3% positive feedback
Registered as a Business Seller
Seller assumes all responsibility for this listing.
eBay item number:276292121266
Item specifics
- Condition
- Book Title
- Behind the Lines : Bugulma and Other Stories
- Publication Name
- Behind the Lines
- Title
- Behind the Lines
- Subtitle
- Bugulma and Other Stories
- Translator
- Mark Corner
- Contributor
- Mark Corner (Translated by)
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- ISBN-10
- 802463287X
- EAN
- 9788024632872
- ISBN
- 9788024632872
- Publisher
- Karolinum Press
- Genre
- Fiction
- Release Date
- 14/10/2016
- Release Year
- 2016
- Language
- English
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- CZ
- Item Height
- 0.4in
- Item Length
- 7in
- Item Width
- 5in
- Item Weight
- 3 Oz
- Series
- Modern Czech Classics
- Publication Year
- 2017
- Topic
- Satire, Historical
- Number of Pages
- 224 Pages
About this product
Product Information
Jaroslav Hasek is a Czech writer most famous for his wickedly funny, widely read, yet incomplete novel The Good Soldier Schweik , a series of absurdist vignettes about a recalcitrant WWI soldier. Hasek--in spite of a life of buffoonery and debauchery--was remarkably prolific. He wrote hundreds of short stories that all display both his extraordinary gift for satire and his profound distrust of authority. Behind the Lines presents a series of nine short stories first published in the Prague Tribune and considered to be some of Hasek's best. Based on his experiences as a Red Commissar in the Russian Civil War and his return to Czechoslovakia, Behind the Lines focuses on the Russian town of Bugulma, taking aim, with mordant wit, at the absurdities of a revolution. Providing important background and insight into The Good Soldier Schweik , this collection by a writer some call the Bolshevik Mark Twain is nevertheless much more than a tool for understanding his better-known novel; it is a significant work in its own right. A hidden gem remarkable for its modern, ribald sense of humor, Behind the Lines is an enjoyable, fast-paced anthology of great literary and historical value.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Karolinum Press
ISBN-10
802463287x
ISBN-13
9788024632872
eBay Product ID (ePID)
5038734522
Product Key Features
Book Title
Behind the Lines : Bugulma and Other Stories
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Satire, Historical
Publication Year
2017
Genre
Fiction
Number of Pages
224 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
7in
Item Height
0.4in
Item Width
5in
Item Weight
3 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Pg5038.H28
Reviews
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., 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., Prague's ribald raconteur of tavern tales, Hasek, the author not just of Svejk but of the equally pugnacious Behind the Lines.
Table of Content
Commanding Officer, Town of Bugulma Second-in-Command to the Commanding Officer, Town of Bugulma The Via Dolorosa A Strategic Hitch Bugulma's Glory Days New Dangers Potemkin's Villages There is Hitch with the Prisoners Before the Revolutionary Tribunal of the Eastern Front The Supreme Truth which is Chên-shih Cross Purposes Shake the Dust from your Shoes How I Came to Meet the Author of my Obituary Afterword Translator's Note and Acknowledgement Editor's Note
Copyright Date
2012
Dewey Decimal
891.8634
Intended Audience
Trade
Series
Modern Czech Classics Ser.
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes
Item description from the seller
Business seller information
Value Added Tax Number:
- GB 864 1548 11
Seller assumes all responsibility for this listing.
eBay item number:276292121266
Shipping and handling
Item does not ship to United States
Item location:
GU14 0GT, United Kingdom
Ships to:
Albania, Algeria, American Samoa, Americas, Andorra, Angola, Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Aruba, Asia, Azerbaijan Republic, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bermuda, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, British Virgin Islands, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde Islands, Cayman Islands, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast), Democratic Republic of the Congo, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Europe, Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas), Fiji, Finland, French Guiana, French Polynesia, Gabon Republic, Gambia, Georgia, Ghana, Gibraltar, Greece, Greenland, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guam, Guatemala, Guernsey, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Israel, Jamaica, Japan, Jersey, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macau, Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands, Martinique, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mayotte, Mexico, Micronesia, Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, Montserrat, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands Antilles, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Niue, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Palau, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Republic of Croatia, Republic of the Congo, Reunion, Romania, Rwanda, Saint Helena, Saint Kitts-Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, San Marino, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, South Africa, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Svalbard and Jan Mayen, Swaziland, Sweden, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Turks and Caicos Islands, Tuvalu, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Vatican City State, Venezuela, Vietnam, Virgin Islands (U.S.), Wallis and Futuna, Western Sahara, Western Samoa, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Excludes:
Afghanistan, Australia, Austria, Belarus, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Libya, Nauru, Netherlands, Russian Federation, Somalia, Spain, Switzerland, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States, Yemen
| Handling time |
|---|
| Will usually ship within 3 business days of receiving cleared payment. |
| Taxes |
|---|
| Taxes may be applicable at checkout. Learn moreLearn more about paying tax on eBay purchases |
Sales tax for an item #276292121266
Sales tax for an item #276292121266
Seller collects sales tax for items shipped to the following provinces:
| Province | Sales Tax Rate |
|---|
Return policy
| After receiving the item, contact seller within |
|---|
| 30 days after the buyer receives it |
The buyer is responsible for return shipping costs.
Payment details
Payment methods
Popular categories from this store
Seller feedback (184,302)
2***2 (37)- Feedback left by buyer.
Past month
Verified purchase
Item just as described by the Seller. Conveniently packaged.
This seller is serious and efficient. Delivery is both fast and secure. Service is great. This ITEM is useful for me. I am very pleased to receive my Item.Thank you very much.
a***o (551)- Feedback left by buyer.
Past month
Verified purchase
Fast shipping, and the product is brand new and sealed as advertised. Pleasure doing business with. Seller A+++
a***h (6)- Feedback left by buyer.
Past month
Verified purchase
The book is a new copy (as I ordered). Arrived within the frame time. There was no way to track the shipping (which was annoying but I didn't try to contact the seller). The book was packaged in a secure envelope which protected it.
Product ratings and reviews
More to explore:
- Paperbacks Books in Czech,
- Nonfiction Paperbacks Books in Czech,
- Study Paperbacks Prep Czech,
- Fiction Paperbacks Books in Czech,
- Paperback Nonfiction Books in Czech & Fiction Illustrated,
- Modernism Fiction Paperbacks Books,
- Fiction Modern & Contemporary Paperbacks Books,
- Classics Vintage Paperback Antiquarian & Collectible Books,
- Paperbacks Books,
- Paperbacks