The Centennial English Edition of The Good Soldier Švejk.

The translation project by Zenny K. Sadlon is hosted at svejk.zenny.com. This page lists the essential contents of the Švejk Translation Project — essays, translator’s notes, press coverage, and historical materials related to Jaroslav Hašek’s The Good Soldier Švejk and its Centennial Edition English translation by Zenny K. Sadlon.

The Problem
Challenges of translating Svejk into English
The Good Soldier Svejk lurks on the far periphery of the literary consciousness of the English-reading public.
Why haven't YOU heard about Svejk?
The Task of the Translator – “A real translation is transparent; it does not cover the original, does not block its light”
“Our translations, even the best ones, proceed from a wrong premise”
Inside the Book
Introduction to the new English translation of the “Good Soldier Svejk.”
Translator's Note in Book Two
Translator's Note in Book(s) Three And Four
The Austrian Ministry of Military Affairs remembered Svejk, just in time to help the monarchy out of its current mess.
Why our edition of Svejk does not contain the famous illustrations by Josef Lada
Here are the grotesque pictures Hašek never saw.
Coverage by the Press
Can This Book Be Saved? – Chicago Reader, July 16, 1999
Found in the translation: a Czech hero for our times – The Oregonian, December 24, 2000
Soldier of Misfortune – Chicago Tribune, August 9, 2000
The resurrection of the Good Soldier Svejk – isyndicate.com, July 18, 2000
Responses to the Book
"It will have you splitting your sides with laughter. And it's a great current affairs reader."
Publishing History
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Politics
"There's already this theory that to rape girls of another nationality is the best means of protecting against degeneration."
Svejk Central – external reference archive
SvejkCentral.com – the largest online archive of material on Jaroslav Hašek’s The Good Soldier Švejk
Errata – a list of corrections
Errata for the paperback version of Book One of The Fateful Adventures of The Good Soldier Svejk During the World War.

Analytical Companion Essays

František Josef and the Grammar of Czech Subjecthood in Hašek’s Opening Line

Švejk on Trial: Rethinking Hašek’s Novel as a Pendulum of Prosecution and Defense

Svejkardom: Recognition, Survival, and the Grammar of a World