{"product_id":"9788412573749","title":"MY DOG SHOP","description":"\u003ch2\u003eMY DOG SHOP\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eBook Summary\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis volume collects, for the first time in Spanish, the short stories that Jaroslav Hašek wrote before the Great War, just as his friends planned to publish them in 1923. Far from the epic scale of his most famous character, the soldier Švejk, these short narratives show the author in his most ironic and observant facet, dissecting daily life, bureaucracy, and small human miseries with scathing humor and agile prose. An essential gateway to the literary universe of one of the great 20th-century Czech writers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat is it about?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book brings together a collection of stories written in the years prior to the First World War, characterized by Hašek's satirical and casual style. Through everyday situations and picturesque characters, the author constructs a critical fresco of the society of his time, where the absurd and the grotesque go hand in hand with a lucid and disenchanted gaze. Each story functions as a small vignette that reveals human contradictions, from social hypocrisy to institutional stupidity, all narrated with a corrosive humor that has not lost an ounce of relevance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eMain themes\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eSocial satire and criticism of the Austro-Hungarian Empire's bureaucracy.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eThe daily absurd and the hypocrisy of human relationships.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eThe figure of the loser and the antihero in Central European literature.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eIrony as a tool to portray the human condition.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eLife in Prague and Bohemia at the beginning of the 20th century.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWho is it recommended for?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book is aimed at readers interested in short narrative humor and irony, especially those who already know Hašek for his masterpiece \u003cem\u003eThe Good Soldier Švejk\u003c\/em\u003e and wish to explore his literary origins. It is also ideal for those who enjoy Central European satire, early 20th-century literature, and stories that combine social criticism with an agile and entertaining style.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat this book offers\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eDiscovering the lesser-known side of Jaroslav Hašek as a short story writer, prior to his famous novel.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eAccessing for the first time in Spanish the stories that were to form the first volume of his complete works.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eEnjoying intelligent and corrosive humor that remains relevant today.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eUnderstanding the social and political context of Central Europe before the First World War through the critical lens of a master of satire.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eExpanding knowledge of 20th-century Czech literature beyond its most well-known titles.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTechnical specifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e HAUEK, JAROSLAV\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e LA FUGA EDICIONES\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Spanish\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eSubject:\u003c\/strong\u003e MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY FICTION, SHORT STORIES\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eCollection:\u003c\/strong\u003e EN SERIO\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 2023\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 186\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 243 g\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eEditorial review\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis edition of \u003cem\u003eMy Dog Shop\u003c\/em\u003e represents a unique opportunity for Hašek fans and lovers of satirical narrative. The rescue work carried out by La Fuga Ediciones allows access to material that remained unpublished in Spanish, offering a more complete view of the author. The stories, written with the freshness and acidity characteristic of his early period, maintain their capacity to make the reader laugh and think in equal parts. An essential title to complete any Central European literature library.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"LA FUGA EDICIONES, S.L.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53405532881243,"sku":"9788412573749","price":18.21,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1018\/0650\/6331\/files\/978841257374.jpg?v=1781827595","url":"https:\/\/kalamobooks.com\/en\/products\/9788412573749","provider":"Kalamo Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}