Karel Čapek (1890–1938)
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Over de Auteur
Karel Capek is best known abroad for his plays, but at home he is also revered as an accomplished novelist, short-story writer, essayist, and writer of political articles. His bitingly satirical novel The War with the Newts (1936) reveals his understanding of the possible consequences of scientific toon meer advance. The novel Krakatit (1924), about an explosive that could destroy the world, foreshadows the feared potential of a nuclear disaster. In his numerous short stories he depicts the problems of modern life and common people in a humorous and whimsically philosophical fashion. The plays of Karel Capek presage the Theater of the Absurd. R.U.R. (Rossum's Universal Robots) (1921) was a satire on the machine age. He created the word robot from the Czech noun robota, meaning "work" for the human-made automatons who in that play took over the world, leaving only one human being alive. The Insect Comedy (1921), whose characters are insects, is an ironic fantasy on human weakness. The Makropoulos Secret (1923), later used as the basis for Leos Janacek's opera, was an experimental piece that questioned whether immortality is really desirable. All the plays have been produced successfully in New York. Most deal satirically with the modern machine age or with war. Underlying all his work, though, is a faith in humanity, truth, justice, and democracy, which has made him one of the most beloved of all Czech writers. (Bowker Author Biography) toon minder
Ontwarringsbericht:
(eng) Karel Capek is only himself. He is not himself and his brother, who is a separate person. Therefore, do not combine this page with any of the author pages that include both their names. Thank you for your help.
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Werken van Karel Čapek
Čapek: Four Plays: R.U.R., The Insect Play, The Makropulos Case and The White Plague (1999) 42 exemplaren
Die blaue Chrysantheme 10 exemplaren
Ratolest a vavřín 6 exemplaren
V zajetí slov : kritika slov a úsloví 5 exemplaren
R.U.R. ; Bílá nemoc ; Matka 4 exemplaren
Kalendář; (Jak je rok dlouhý) ; Zahradníkův rok 4 exemplaren
Kapesní povídky 4 exemplaren
Fabrica de absolut Krakatit 4 exemplaren
Sloupkový ambit 4 exemplaren
Loupežník ; R.U.R. ; Bílá nemoc 4 exemplaren
ATOMKRAFT PÅ VILLE VEGAR 4 exemplaren
Adam the Creator 4 exemplaren
Boží muka ; Trapné povídky 3 exemplaren
Üheksa muinasjuttu 3 exemplaren
Seltsame Geschichten Von Räubern Und Polizisten, Briefträgern Und Prinzessinnen, Drachen Und Anderen Tieren (1976) 3 exemplaren
Věci kolem nás 3 exemplaren
Фабрика Абсолюта; Белая болезнь 3 exemplaren
Üheksa muinasjuttu, kaks üle selle ja veel üks pealekauba Josef Čapekilt : nooremale koolieale 3 exemplaren
Masaryh ve Fotofrafii 3 exemplaren
R.U.R. & L'affare Makropulos 3 exemplaren
Az ellopott gyilkosság és más bűnügyi történetek 3 exemplaren
Francouzská poesie a jiné překlady Karla Čapka 2 exemplaren
Kertomuksia 2 exemplaren
Poznámky o tvorbě 2 exemplaren
Marsyas, čili, Na okraj literatury : 1919-1931 2 exemplaren
Jak se co dělá ; O lidech 2 exemplaren
HRY Loupežník R.U.R. Věc Makropulos Bílá Nemoc Matka 2 exemplaren
Zahradníkův rok ; Měl jsem psa a kočku ; Kalendář 2 exemplaren
Good men still live! ("I am the other Karel Capek.") The odyssey of a professional prisoner (1974) 2 exemplaren
Drobty pod stolem doby : rozhlásky 2 exemplaren
Ze společné tvorby 2 exemplaren
Jak vzniká divadelní hra : Jak se dělá film 2 exemplaren
"Mr. Havlena's Verdict" (in Law in Lit) 2 exemplaren
Racconti tormentosi 2 exemplaren
Valitud teosed 2 exemplaren
Tres profesiones al desnudo : Prensa. Cine. Teatro 2 exemplaren
Csjekkiske eventyr 2 exemplaren
Kuidas sünnib näitemäng ; Kuidas tehakse filmi 2 exemplaren
Dramen 2 exemplaren
Betörők, bírák, bűvészek és társaik 2 exemplaren
Three novels 2 exemplaren
La fabbrica dell’assoluto 2 exemplaren
O umění a kultuře. 2 2 exemplaren
O umění a kultuře. 1 2 exemplaren
Racconti tormentosi 2 exemplaren
Ἑφτά ἀλλιώτικες ἱστορίες 1 exemplaar
Na břehu dnů 1 exemplaar
Оповідання з другої кишені 1 exemplaar
Musaion 1 exemplaar
Рассказы, очерки, пьесы 1 exemplaar
Neko to inu no ohanashi 1 exemplaar
Psohlavci; zpěvohra o 3 jednánćh (6 obrazech) Dle stejnojmenného románu Aoise Jiráska napsal Karel Šípek.… (2022) 1 exemplaar
Как это делается; Год садовода 1 exemplaar
Običan život ; Tvornica Apsolutnoga 1 exemplaar
Listy Olze : 1920-1938 1 exemplaar
The Gardener's Year - Illustrated by Josef Capek 1 exemplaar
R.U.R. Rossum'un Evrensel Robotları 1 exemplaar
R.U.R. (Rossum's Universal Robots) & THE ROBBER: Two Plays by Karel ?apek — Auteur — 1 exemplaar
Pudlenka, of... Ik had een hond en een kat 1 exemplaar
Listy Anielce 1 exemplaar
O umění a kultuře. III. 1 exemplaar
Grandi Favole 1 exemplaar
Fortrolige Smaastykker 1 exemplaar
Kaybolan Bacak 1 exemplaar
Vzrušené tance : [básně] 1 exemplaar
System 1 exemplaar
Novelle 1 exemplaar
Impresii de calatorie 1 exemplaar
O knihách a čtenářích 1 exemplaar
Jak se co dělá ; Sloupky 1 exemplaar
CINQ CONTES PAS COMME LES AUTRES (CLASSIQUES ETRANGERS POUR TOUS) (French Edition) (2017) 1 exemplaar
Karel Capek. L'Affaire Selvin : Nouvelles. ePovidky z jedné i druhé kapsye. Traduit du… (1967) 1 exemplaar
Cesty Evropou 1 exemplaar
Czechoslovakia 1 exemplaar
O umění a kultuře 1 exemplaar
Történelmi görbe tükör 1 exemplaar
Insinööri Prokopin aivokuume 1 exemplaar
Spisy II : ze společné tvorby 1 exemplaar
O divadle a tak podobně 1 exemplaar
Karel Capeks R.U.R. - Rossum Universal Robots: ins Deutsche übersetzt und aktualisiert von Yehuda Shenef 1 exemplaar
Hvordan et skuespil bliver til 1 exemplaar
Aranykagylótól az éjféli napig 1 exemplaar
Válka s mloky ; Krakatit ; Povídky z jedné kapsy ; Povídky z druhé kapsy ; Bajky a… (2009) 1 exemplaar
Povídky a drobné prózy : výbor z díla 1 exemplaar
Money 1 exemplaar
Proč nejsem komunistou 1 exemplaar
Stāsti par sunīti un kaķīti, un kā viņi abi saimniekoja, un vēl par daudz ko citu : [pirmsskolas un jaunākā… 1 exemplaar
Marsyas 1 exemplaar
Iroiro na hitotachi (いろいろな人たち) 1 exemplaar
Czechoslovakia meguri (チェコスロバキアめぐり) 1 exemplaar
Fushigi neko Pudlenka (ふしぎ猫・プドレンカ) 1 exemplaar
Marsyas ; Jak se co dělá 1 exemplaar
A repülő ember és más furcsa történetek 1 exemplaar
Neuskutecneny dialog 1 exemplaar
Die fälle des Herrn Janik 1 exemplaar
Lásky hra osudná 1 exemplaar
Izabrane pripovjetke 1 exemplaar
Elbeszélések - A Világirodalom Remeki 1 exemplaar
Spisy, Cestopisy II 1 exemplaar
První parta ; Život a dílo skladatele Foltýna 1 exemplaar
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- Gangbare naam
- Čapek, Karel
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Kapeçk, Karel - Geboortedatum
- 1890-01-09
- Overlijdensdatum
- 1938-12-25 [1938]
- Graflocatie
- Vyšehrad cemetery, Prague, Czech Republic
- Geslacht
- male
- Nationaliteit
- Czech Republic
- Land (voor op de kaart)
- Czech Republic
- Geboorteplaats
- Malé Svatoňovice, Austro-Hungarian Empire
- Plaats van overlijden
- Prague, Czechoslovakia
- Woonplaatsen
- Malé Svatoňovice, Bohemia, Austro-Hungarian Empire
Prague, Czechoslovakia
Stará Huť, Czechoslovakia - Opleiding
- Charles University, Prague
The Sorbonne, Paris, France - Beroepen
- journalist
novelist
dramatist
short-story writer
playwright
essayist - Relaties
- Čapek, Josef (brother)
Masaryk, Tomáš Garrigue (friend)
Langer, František (colleague)
Poláček, Karel (friend) - Organisaties
- PEN Club Czechoslovakia
- Ontwarringsbericht
- Karel Capek is only himself. He is not himself and his brother, who is a separate person. Therefore, do not combine this page with any of the author pages that include both their names. Thank you for your help.
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SF book/short story possibly Asimov - material reduced until only god is left in Name that Book (januari 2017)
Nine Fairy Tales and One More Thrown in for Good Measure, Karel Čapek in World Reading Circle (juli 2013)
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