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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 · 73,624 ratings · 5,763 reviews · 565 distinct works • Similar authors

	War with the Newts 4.17 avg rating — 17,504 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 — 17,291 ratings — published 1920 — 12 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 — 8,670 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 — 3,617 ratings — published 1922 — 11 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 — 2,351 ratings — published 1933	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 4.24 avg rating — 2,149 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 — 1,947 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 — 2,076 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 — 1,662 ratings — published 1929 — 41 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 — 1,409 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)
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Karel Čapek,

Irma Pieper (Translator)

3.72 avg rating — 2,620 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

May 2017 Short Story Poll

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button by F. Scott Fitzgerald, 64 pages, 1922

71 votes, 22.9%

Night by Elie Wiesel, 120 pages, 1958

44 votes, 14.2%

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

36 votes, 11.6%

The Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams, 40 pages, 1923

22 votes, 7.1%

First Love by Ivan Turgenev, 124 pages, 1856

18 votes, 5.8%

Babette's Feast by Isak Dinesen, 54 pages, 1958

16 votes, 5.2%

How Much Land Does a Man Need by Leo Tolstoy, 66 pages, 1886

16 votes, 5.2%

Jonathan Livingston Seagull by Richard Bach, 112 pages, 1970

14 votes, 4.5%

The Garden Party and Other Stories Title Story by Katherine Mansfield, very few pages, 1922

13 votes, 4.2%

Passing by Nella Larsen, 122 pages, 1929

12 votes, 3.9%

R.U.R. by Karel Čapek, 58 pages, 1920

12 votes, 3.9%

The Bridge of San Luis Rey by Thornton Wilder, 138 pages, 1937

11 votes, 3.5%

Green Tea by J. Sheridan Le Fanu, 88 pages, 1872

10 votes, 3.2%

The Shawl by Cynthia Ozick, 69 pages, 1989

8 votes, 2.6%

Sultana's Dream by Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain, 64 pages, 1905

7 votes, 2.3%

310 total votes

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