During his time in prison, the title character becomes an altar boy for Otto Katz, until Katz loses him in a card game to Lukas.
One minor character in this novel is the doctor Friedrich Welfer, who was granted a medical license despite giving "kiss my ass" as the answer to every question on his exams. During his time in prison, the title character becomes an altar boy for Otto Katz, until Katz loses him in a card game to Lukas. Using his skills as a former dog trader, the title character steals a dog that belongs to Colonel Kraus, after which he is sent to the front, despite having earlier been dismissed for feeblemindedness and having shown up to the recruiting station in a wheelchair. Ending with the title character's capture by his own troops after dressing up in a Russian's uniform, for ten points, identify this novel about the titular Czech infantryman, the most famous work of Jaroslav Hasek [ha-shek].
One minor character in this novel is the doctor Friedrich Welfer, who was granted a medical license despite giving "kiss my ass" as the answer to every question on his exams.
The Fateful Adventures of the {Good} (or Brave) {Soldier Svejk} During the World War or Osudy {dobreho vojaka Svejka} za svetove valky