Simon Coveney: The Good Soldier Švejk by Jaroslav Hašek. I’ll be re-reading this wonderful classic about a middle-aged man eager to join a brutal war. He can’t understand why a peace-loving public are so reluctant to embrace military expansion and all the wonderful benefits it brings. Fintan O’Toole: We Don’t Know Ourselves by Fintan O’Toole…. Read more »
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