
Karel Capek
Author · 41 books
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".
Series
Books

Bozi Muka
2001

Talks with T. G. Masaryk
1929

From the Life of Insects
1921

Nine Fairy Tales and One More Thrown in for Good Measure
1932

Believe in People
2010

Dášeňka, čili život štěněte
1933

The Absolute at Large
1920

Letters from England
1923

Krakatit
1922

The Cheat
1939

Tales from Two Pockets
1929

Prague Mysteries
Crime Stories by Czech Authors
2015

Letters from Spain
1930

HORDUBAL
1933

War with the Newts
1936

Racconti matematici
2006

Toward the Radical Center
A Karel Capek Reader
1990

Apocryphal Tales
1932

Петдесет велики разказвачи
2011

Capek Four Plays
R. U. R.; The Insect Play; The Makropulos Case; The White Plague
1999

Italské listy
1923

Makropoulos Secret
1922

R.U.R.
1920

Trapne Povidky.
1921

Povídky z jedné kapsy
1929

Een doodgewoon leven
1934

Jak se co dělá. O lidech
1938

Letters from Holland
1932

Pudlenka
1939

Povídky z druhé kapsy
1929

Matka
1938

R.U.R. / War with the Newts
2011

Adam the Creator
A Comedy in Six Scenes and an Epilogue
1928

Poštarska bajka
1932

R.U.R.
2020

Cesta na sever
1936

I Had a Dog and a Cat
plus Dashenka or the Life of a Puppy
1941

Gardener's Year
1929

Povětroň
1934

The White Disease
1936

Hordubal, Povětroň, Obyčejný život
1934