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Jaroslav Hašek was a Czech writer and humorist. He is best known for his satirical novel The Good Soldier Švejk, which was first published in installments from 1921 to 1923. The novel tells the story of a simple-minded soldier who is drafted into the Austro-Hungarian Army during World War I. Švejk's antics and misadventures are a humorous commentary on the war and the political situation in Austria-Hungary at the time.