El valiente soldado Svejk es una satira mordaz y divertida sobre lo absurdo de las guerras. Su protagonista, un soldado picaro y sin motivacion, cuyas peripecias durante la Primera Guerra Mundial demuestran el sinsentido del conflicto belico, libra su guerra privada contra la maquinaria militar y empleando la estupidez se transforma en un estratega capaz de desarmar a quien sea. En el trato con sus superiores, Svejk cumple su deber de tal manera que deja en ridiculo a cualquier autoridad. / The brave soldier Svejk is a biting and funny satire on the absurdity of war. Its protagonist, a rogue and unmotivated soldier whose adventures during World War show the senselessness of war, fights his private war against the military machine and using the stupidity becomes a strategist able to disarm anyone. In dealing with his superiors, Svejk is doing its duty in a way that makes the fool of any authority.