Karel Čapek

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born

January 09, 1890 in Czech Republic

died

December 25, 1938

gender

male

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Science Fiction & Fantasy

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Karel Čapek is one of the the most influential Czech writers of the 20th century. He wrote with intelligence and humour on a wide variety of subjects. His works are known for their interesting and precise descriptions of reality, and Čapek is renowned for his excellent work with the Czech language. His play R.U.R. (Rossum's Universal Robots) first popularized the word "robot".

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Average rating: 3.98 · 3,978 ratings · 313 reviews · 77 distinct works

	War With the Newts by Karel Čapek, Ewald Osers (Translator) 4.12 avg rating — 1,231 ratings — published 1936 — 58 editions	My rating:
	R.U.R. by Karel Čapek, Paul Selver (Translator), Nigel Playfair (Translator) 3.79 avg rating — 912 ratings — published 1920 — 37 editions	My rating:
	Tales from Two Pockets by Karel Čapek, Norma Comrada (Translator) 3.99 avg rating — 218 ratings — published 1931 — 8 editions	My rating:
	Dášeňka, čili život štěněte 4.22 avg rating — 163 ratings — published 1933 — 3 editions	My rating:
	The Absolute at Large by Karel Čapek, Stephen Baxter (Introduction) 3.78 avg rating — 187 ratings — published 1922 — 12 editions	My rating:
	The White Disease by Karel Čapek, Michael Henry Heim (Translator) 4.15 avg rating — 160 ratings — published 1937 — 3 editions	My rating:
	Krakatit 3.76 avg rating — 148 ratings — published 1922 — 8 editions	My rating:
	The Gardener's Year by Karel Čapek, Josef Čapek (illustrator) 4.15 avg rating — 116 ratings — published 1929 — 18 editions	My rating:
	Apocryphal Tales by Karel Čapek, Norma Comrada (Translator) 4.15 avg rating — 96 ratings — published 1945 — 7 editions	My rating:
	The Mother 4.04 avg rating — 81 ratings — published 1938 — 3 editions	My rating:

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Quotes by Karel Čapek

“It's not possible to search for God using the methods of a detective... There is no way. You can only wait till God's axe severs your roots: then you will understand that you are here only through a miracle, and you will remain fixed forever in wonderment and equilibrium.”
― Karel Čapek, Crossroads

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“We´re two, two for everything, for love, life, for a fight and pain, for hours of happiness. Two for wins and losses, for life and for death - TWO!”
― Karel Čapek

tags: love

6 people liked it

“Everyone has the best of feelings towards mankind in general, but not towards the individual man. We'll kill men, but we want to save mankind. And that isn't right, your Reverence. The world will be an evil place as long as people don't believe in other people.”
― Karel Čapek, The Absolute at Large

tags: love-thy-enemies , mankind , war

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