Karel Čapek





Karel Čapek

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born
January 09, 1890 in Czech Republic

died
December 25, 1938

gender
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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".


Average rating: 3.98 · 3,978 ratings · 313 reviews · 77 distinct works
War With the Newts
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4.12 of 5 stars 4.12 avg rating — 1,231 ratings — published 1936 — 58 editions
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R.U.R.
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3.79 of 5 stars 3.79 avg rating — 912 ratings — published 1920 — 37 editions
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Tales from Two Pockets
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3.99 of 5 stars 3.99 avg rating — 218 ratings — published 1931 — 8 editions
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Dášeňka, čili život štěněte
4.22 of 5 stars 4.22 avg rating — 163 ratings — published 1933 — 3 editions
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The Absolute at Large
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3.78 of 5 stars 3.78 avg rating — 187 ratings — published 1922 — 12 editions
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The White Disease
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4.15 of 5 stars 4.15 avg rating — 160 ratings — published 1937 — 3 editions
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Krakatit
3.76 of 5 stars 3.76 avg rating — 148 ratings — published 1922 — 8 editions
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The Gardener's Year
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4.15 of 5 stars 4.15 avg rating — 116 ratings — published 1929 — 18 editions
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Apocryphal Tales
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4.15 of 5 stars 4.15 avg rating — 96 ratings — published 1945 — 7 editions
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The Mother
4.04 of 5 stars 4.04 avg rating — 81 ratings — published 1938 — 3 editions
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More books 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

“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

“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

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