Book Description
Containing fairies, talking animals and supernatural beings, this is a collection of wise parables of Czech life.
Author : Karel Čapek
Publisher : Northwestern University Press
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 41,58 MB
Release : 1996
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780810114647
Containing fairies, talking animals and supernatural beings, this is a collection of wise parables of Czech life.
Author : Karel Capek
Publisher : Read Books Ltd
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 49,91 MB
Release : 2013-04-16
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1473381886
Karel Capek Fairy Tales is a delightful collection of ten classic children's stories, written by Karel Capek. It is beautifully illustrated throughout, with striking black-and-white images of Karel's brother; Josef Capek. The narratives of 'Capek Fairy Tales' include: 'A Long Tale about a Cat', 'The Dogs' Tale', 'The Birds' Tale', 'The First Bandits' Tale', 'The Water Sprites' Tale', 'The Long Police Tale', and many more. Karel Capek (1890 - 1938) was a Czech writer, best known for his science fiction, including his novel War with the Newts and the play, R. U. R, which introduced the word, 'robot'. He maintained a close relationship with his brother Josef (1887 - 1945), and the two lived and worked together for most of their adult life. Together, the Capeks produced books and plays on themes as diverse as detective stories, full-novels, philosophy, fairy tale collections, theatre plays, and even a book on gardening.
Author : Karel Capek
Publisher : Read Books Ltd
Page : 127 pages
File Size : 35,50 MB
Release : 2013-04-16
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1473381878
I Had a Dog and a Cat is a delightfully charming book, originally written in Czech. Featuring gorgeous black-and-white illustrations, this is the perfect storybook to share with little ones who love animals. First published in 1940, this wonderful volume is a collation of short children’s stories about our most beloved pets: cats and dogs. I Had a Dog and a Cat was written and illustrated by Czech brothers Josef and Karel Čapek. The comic storybook was then translated into English by Czech couple Marie and Robert Weatherall. The stories featured in this volume include: - Minda, or the Breeding of Dogs - Ben, Benji, Blackie and Bibi - Iris - Dashenka - The Dog Show - More About Dogs and About Cats Too
Author : Karel Čapek
Publisher :
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 10,95 MB
Release : 1990
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Author : Karel Čapek
Publisher : Read Books Ltd
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 45,80 MB
Release : 2014-04-10
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 1473392764
"Letters from England" is a masterpiece of observation written by the famous Czech writer, Karel Capek. These humorous and insightful letters and drawings were designed to describe Europe's oldest democracy to the citizens of Europe's newest; Capek's countrymen. Within its pages he suggests the existence of a deep connection between his people and the those of his study, and writes with a bemused admiration for England and the English. A fascinating and important piece of Czech literature, "Letters from England" would make for a great addition to any bookshelf, and is one not to be missed by fans and collectors of Capek's work. The chapters of this book include: 'First Impressions', 'The English Park', 'London Streets', 'Traffic', 'Hyde Park', 'In the Natural History Museum', 'The Pilgrim Goes Over More Museums', 'The Pilgrim Sees Animals and Famous People', 'Clubs', 'The Biggest Samples Fair', 'The East End', 'In The Country', 'Cambridge and Oxford', etcetera. We are republishing this antiquarian volume now in an affordable, modern edition, complete with a specially commissioned new biography of the author.
Author : Karel Capek
Publisher :
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 11,69 MB
Release : 1923
Category :
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Author : Karel Čapek
Publisher :
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 27,9 MB
Release : 1933
Category : Fairy tales
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Author : Brigid Pasulka
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 365 pages
File Size : 11,77 MB
Release : 2009
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0547055072
From an original new voice in fiction comes this warm-hearted debut. Pasulka reimagines half a century of Polish history through the legacy of one couple's profound love affair.
Author : Peter F. Hamilton
Publisher : Solaris
Page : 347 pages
File Size : 26,94 MB
Release : 2020-03-17
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1786182718
100 years after Karel Capek coined the word, “robots” are an everyday idea, and the inspiration for countless stories in books, film, TV and games. They are often among the least privileged, most unfairly used of us, and the more robots are like humans, the more interesting they become. This collection of stories is where robots stand in for us, where both we and they are disadvantaged, and where hope and optimism shines through. INCLUDING STORIES BY: BROOKE BOLANDER · JOHN CHU · DARYL GREGORY · PETER F. HAMILTON · SAAD Z. HOSSAIN · RICH LARSON · KEN LIU · IAN R. MACLEOD · ANNALEE NEWITZ · TOCHI ONYEBUCHI · SUZANNE PALMER · SARAH PINSKER · VINA JIE-MIN PRASAD · ALASTAIR REYNOLDS · SOFIA SAMATAR · PETER WATTS
Author : Jiří Opelík
Publisher :
Page : 118 pages
File Size : 26,49 MB
Release : 2006
Category :
ISBN : 9788000018935