Author: Jaroslav Hašek
Alternate names: Jaroslav Hasek; Ярослав Гашек
Born: 30 April 1883
Died: 3 January 1923
Bio: Jaroslav Hašek was a Czech writer, humorist, satirist, journalist, bohemian and anarchist. He is best known for his novel The Fate of the Good Soldier Švejk during the World War, an unfinished collection of farcical incidents about a soldier in World War I and a satire on the ineptitude of authority figures. The novel has been translated into about 60 languages, making it the most translated novel in Czech literature.