Karel Čapek
Subtitle: life and work
By: by Ivan Klíma ; translated from the Czech by Norma Comrada.
Contributors: Comrada, Norma.
Edition: 1st English-language ed.
Publisher: Catbird Press
Published: 2002
Place of publication: North Haven, CT
Language: eng
Number of pages: 259
Subjects: Čapek, Karel, 1890-1938.; Authors, Czech -- 20th century -- Biography.
Genres: Biography.
Description: "Karel Capek - Life and Work is a look at the important pre-war Czech author of such works as R. U. R., War with the Newts, Three Novels, and Tales from Two Pockets, through the eyes of one of the most important post-war Czech writers, Ivan Klima. It is a personal essay from a writer's more than a critic's point of view.

And although originally written in Czech, the book was commissioned by Catbird Press and was therefore written with foreign readers in mind; in other words, no prior knowledge of Capek's writings or his milieu is required."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
"A Garrigue book."
Table of contents: title: A trio of geniuses; title: Mama's boy; title: Visual artist or writer?; title: Civilized optimism swept away; title: Not two sheaves, thousands of stalks; title: From tutor to editor; title: The shy boy as robber; title: Olga : love with a secret; title: The first report on the end of civilization : R.U.R.; title: The second report on the end of civilization : The absolute at large; title: A morality play about insects and people; title: To live briefly but fully; title: Personal crisis and flight to Italy; title: Return of the robber; title: A bad dream; title: A protest against ideologies; title: How to give warning of destruction; title: Important for the nation; title: Mary and Martha; title: The stolen document and other tales; title: The end of the robber; title: The story of a man hurrying towards death; title: Looking for love; title: The failure of the intellectuals will make barbarians of us all; title: The third report on the end of civilization : War with the newts; title: Do you wish merry me; title: Artist v. newspaperman; title: It could have been a book about soldiers or the crew of a ship; title: Anyone can go to his death, but to lose someone; title: We are all increasingly alone.