“Gross violation of official duty”: 100 years ago the inventor of the “Good Soldier Švejk” died free press

In the spring of 1903, Jaroslav Hašek packed his bags and traveled to the Balkans without informing his employers at Prague’s Bank Slavie. He promptly received the acknowledgment in the form of a dismissal: “As a result of gross breach of official duty, we are releasing you from our services as of today.” This made the graduate of…