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Karel Čapek

Born

in Malé Svatoňovice, Czech Republic

January 09, 1890

Died

December 25, 1938

Genre

Humor and Comedy, Science Fiction & Travel, Classics

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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".

(Arabic: كارل تشابك) (Hebrew: קארל צ'אפק) (Japanese: 카렐 차페크) (Russian: Карел Чапек) ...more

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Karel Čapek’s books

Average rating: 4.01 · 74,006 ratings · 5,784 reviews · 576 distinct works • Similar authors

	War with the Newts 4.17 avg rating — 17,618 ratings — published 1936 — 305 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	R.U.R. 3.84 avg rating — 17,380 ratings — published 1920 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bílá nemoc 4.22 avg rating — 8,718 ratings — published 1936 — 25 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Absolute at Large by Karel Čapek, Stephen Baxter (Introduction) 3.84 avg rating — 3,644 ratings — published 1922 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dášeňka, čili život štěněte 4.22 avg rating — 2,358 ratings — published 1933 — 57 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Matka 4.25 avg rating — 2,161 ratings — published 1938 — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tales from Two Pockets by Karel Čapek, Norma Comrada (Translator) 4.10 avg rating — 1,953 ratings — published 1929 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Krakatit 3.69 avg rating — 2,085 ratings — published 1922 — 25 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Gardener's Year by Karel Čapek, Josef Čapek (illustrator) 4.08 avg rating — 1,673 ratings — published 1929 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Povídky z jedné kapsy 3.96 avg rating — 1,411 ratings — published 1929 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Series by Karel Čapek

Noetic Trilogy (3 books)
by

Karel Čapek,

Irma Pieper (Translator)

3.72 avg rating — 2,624 ratings

Hovory s T. G. Masarykem (3 books)
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Karel Čapek,

Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk

4.60 avg rating — 48 ratings

Quotes by Karel Čapek (?)

“Only years of practice will teach you the mysteries and bold certainty of a real gardener, who treads at random, yet tramples on nothing.”
― Karel Čapek

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“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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“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

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Polls

December 2017 Short Story Poll

The Gift of the Magi by O. Henry, 32 pages or less, 1905

58 votes, 17.6%

A Room of One's Own by Virginia Woolf, 112 pages, 1929

57 votes, 17.3%

A Good Man Is Hard To Find by Flannery O'Connor, 24 pages or less, 1955

34 votes, 10.3%

The Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg, 32 pages, 1985

33 votes, 10.0%

The Cricket on the Hearth by Charles Dickens, 84 pages, 1845

32 votes, 9.7%

A Christmas Memory by Truman Capote, 48 pages or less, 1956

27 votes, 8.2%

Nutcracker by E.T.A. Hoffmann, 120 pages, 1815

25 votes, 7.6%

The Eyes by Edith Wharton, 48 pages, 1910

17 votes, 5.2%

To Build a Fire by Jack London, 32 pages or less, 1903

11 votes, 3.3%

The Lion in Winter by James Goldman, 60 pages, 1966

11 votes, 3.3%

The Most Dangerous Game by Richard Connell, 48 pages, 1944

9 votes, 2.7%

R.U.R. by Karel Čapek, 84 pages, 1920

8 votes, 2.4%

Double Indemnity by James M. Cain, 115 pages,1936

7 votes, 2.1%

329 total votes

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