Eugen Brikcius
The political travesty of Jaroslav Hašek as the ‘short link’ between classic 19th century hoaxes and ‘new’ hoaxes
pp. 298–304 (Czech), Summary p. 304 (English)
A common denominator of 19th century hoax pastiches is the credible pretence that what is not actually is. Jaroslav Hašek, strongly inspired by the 19th century, allusively begins to pretend, albeit in a considerably less elegant manner, that what is actually is, which is the supreme characteristic of the new hoax. However, he stops half-way. The suspicion remains that he did not actually have his political party registered, which would mean that the premiere of the new hoax was still waiting in the wings. Likewise unique and (for new hoaxers) obligatorily inspiring is the mystifying nature of some of his stories. However, the Good Soldier Švejk, a novel about an ‘ingenious idiot’, has nothing to do with hoaxes.
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