I. Introduction

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Contents IX
3. I. Introduction 1
4. II. Jaroslav Hašek's The Good Soldier Švejk: Anti-Militarist Satire 25
5. III. Mikhail Bulgakov’s The Master and Margarita: Metaphysical Satire 47
6. IV. George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four: Anti-Utopian Satire 73
7. V. Kurt Vonnegut’s Breakfast of Champions: Anti-American Satire 103
8. VI. Conclusion 127
9. Notes 135
10. Selected Bibliography 151
11. Index of Names 157
12. Backmatter 163