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Karel Čapek (Czech: [ˈkarɛl ˈtʃapɛk] ⓘ; 9 January 1890 – 25 December 1938) was a Czech writer, playwright, critic and journalist. He has become best known for his science fiction , including his novel War with the Newts (1936) and play R.U.R. ( Rossum's Universal Robots , 1920), which introduced the word robot .
R.U.R. is a 1920 science fiction play by the Czech writer Karel Čapek. "R.U.R." stands for Rossumovi Univerzální Roboti (Rossum's Universal Robots, [1] a phrase that has been used as a subtitle in English versions). [2]
Hordubal (1933) is a novel by Czech writer Karel Čapek. [1] Based on a true account published in the newspaper Lidove noviny where the author was a regular contributor, the story is ultimately concerned with the essential unknowability of the inner lives of others, and the impossibility of true communication among men. [2]
The White Plague (Czech: Bílá nemoc) is a play written by Czech writer Karel Čapek in 1937. [1] Written at a time of increasing threat from Nazi Germany to Czechoslovakia, it portrays a human response to a tense, prewar situation in an unnamed country that greatly resembles Germany with one extra addition: an uncurable white disease, a form of leprosy, is selectively killing off people ...
Karel Čapek (1890–1938), Czech journalist, writer and playwright; Karel Matěj Čapek-Chod (1860–1927), Czech writer; Milič Čapek (1909–1997), Czech-American philosopher; Norbert Čapek (1870–1942) founder of the Unitarian Church in what became Czechoslovakia; Tereza Čapková (born 1987), Czech athlete; John Capek, Czech-Australian ...
Karel Čapek (left) and Josef Čapek (right) The Brothers Čapek were Josef and Karel Čapek, Czech writers who sometimes wrote together. They are commemorated both for their literary/artistic works and political activism against oppressive government. Their house is now a cultural monument of the Czech Republic, and there are various memorials ...
Pictures from the Insects' Life (Czech: Ze života hmyzu) – also known as The Insect Play, The Life of the Insects, The Insect Comedy, The World We Live In and From Insect Life – is a satirical play that was written in Czech by the Brothers Čapek (Karel and Josef), who collaborated on 4 stage works, of which this is the most famous.
War with the Newts (Válka s Mloky in the original Czech), also translated as Salamander Wars, is a 1936 satirical science fiction novel by Czech author Karel Čapek.It concerns the discovery in the Indian Ocean of a sea-dwelling race, an intelligent breed of newts, who are initially enslaved and exploited.