What are you reading this week of November 12, 2017?

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11. The Good Soldier Svejk

by Jaroslav Hasek. It's hard to believe I never read this. Svejk is a certified idiot with the papers to prove it; a middle-aged innocent who's seen it all. The Penguin edition has helpful foot notes, so when Svejk reminds us of poor Empress Elizabeth who was stabbed to death with a file the footnote provides the year, 1895, the place, Switzerland as well as the fact that it was an assassination. Svejk has just been found guilty of treason, which he's positive he committed. I really like where this is headed.