Amusing anecdote - last year I tried to buy a copy of Švejk in Prague and I had the following exchange in a bookshop (in Czech). Me: "Hello, do you have a copy

Amusing anecdote - last year I tried to buy a copy of Švejk in Prague and I had the following exchange in a bookshop (in Czech). Me: "Hello, do you have a copy of Švejk?" Assistant: "No." M: "Uh, OK, do you know of anyone that might?" A: "No, no one has any Švejk right now!" M: "I see. Is there any reason for that?" A: "Everyone has already read it." walks off in a huff It seemed somehow fitting. 'You can't read Švejk because everyone has already read it, and we're insulted you'd even ask for it in our bookshop.' There's a reason the Czech lands have given the rest of the world both Hašek and Kafka!