Nikdo za nic nedostane - Příběh lásky Jaroslava Haška a Jarmily Mayerové – Solouch Sergej (2023)

The current leading expert on Hašek's life and work, Sergej Solouch, presents readers with a book that has emerged from a happy combination of diverse literary genres. The foundation is a mosaic of private, unpublished, or little-known letters between Jaroslav Hašek and Jarmila Mayerová. This is complemented by a semi-fictional account of the fates of both protagonists and a description of the circumstances under which the loving letters of two hopelessly in love individuals—who were not favored by time or life—were created. In addition to this extraordinarily touching story, which will captivate not only those who have ever fallen in love with the character of the good soldier and its author but also readers encountering them for the first time, Sergej Solouch also brings new literary-historical insights. By analyzing the character traits of Jaroslav Hašek and the twists and turns of his life, he attempts to illuminate the origins of the famous novel The Good Soldier Švejk during World War I—and why it became a book about the eternal and happy salvation of all and everyone.