Karel (Matej) ČAPEK

Sex : Male

Nationality: Czechoslovakia

Born : 1890 Jan 9
            Malé Svatoňovice, Bohemia, Czech Republic

Died :   1938 Dec 25 (or 26)
             Prague, Czech Republic
aged :   48
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More info can be found offline at:
Who Was Who, vol 3
The Author's and Writer's Who's Who (1st ed) [1934]
Contemporary Authors, vols 104 & 140
Dictionary of Literary Biography, vol 215
Biographical Encyclopaedia & Who's Who of the American Theatre, ed Walter Rigdon [1966]

This person is/was also a translator & an illustrator

             Book Titles              InfoDate(s)Read Online
Zarive Hlubiny
[with Josef ČAPEK]
Czech(oslovak)
short stories
1916 
Bozi MukaCzech(oslovak)
short stories
1917 
Pragmatismus Cili Filosofie Practickeho ZivotaCzech(oslovak)
1918 
Krakonosova Zahrada
[with Josef ČAPEK]
Czech(oslovak)
short stories
1918 
LoupeznikEnglish
drama
Cz-produced:1920
published:1920
 
R U REnglish
drama
Cz-published:1920
produced:1921
Pr Gut #13083
       R U R
       [originally published/performed in Czech(oslovak) in 1920]
       [translated by P]
English
drama
1923 
Kritika SlovCzech(oslovak)
1920 
Trapne PovidkyCzech(oslovak)
short stories
1921 
       Money And Other Stories
       [originally published in Czech(oslovak) in 1921]
       [translated by F P MARCHANT]
English
short stories
1929 
Ze Zivota Hmyzu
[with Josef ČAPEK]
English
drama
Cz-published:1921
produced:1922
 
       The World We Live In
       [with Josef ČAPEK]
       [originally published/performed in Czech(oslovak) in 1921]
       [translated by Paul SELVER]
English
drama
published:
1923 
       And So Ad Infinitum
       [with Josef ČAPEK]
       [originally published/performed in Czech(oslovak) in 1921]
       [translated by Paul SELVER]
English
drama
published:
1923 
Lasky Hra OsudnaEnglish
drama
Cz-published:1922 
Tovarna Na AbsolutnoCzech(oslovak)
fiction
1922 
       The Absolute At Large
       [originally published in Czech(oslovak) in 1922]
       [translated by ?]
English
fiction
1927 
Vec MakropulosEnglish
drama
Cz-produced:1922
published:1922
 
       The Macropulos Secret
       [originally published/performed in Czech(oslovak) in 1922]
       [translated by Paul SELVER]
English
drama
1925 
Talske ListyCzech(oslovak)
non-fiction
1923 
       Letters From Italy
       [originally published in Czech(oslovak) in 1923]
       [translated by F P MARCHANT]
English
non-fiction
1929 
KrakatitCzech(oslovak)
fiction
1924 
       Krakatit
       [originally published in Czech(oslovak) in 1924]
       [translated by Lawrence HYDE]
English
fiction
1925 
Anglicke ListyCzech(oslovak)
non-fiction
1924 
       Letters From England
       [originally published in Czech(oslovak) in 1924?]
       [translated by Paul SELVER]
English

1925 
O Nejblizsich VecechCzech(oslovak)
1925 
       Intimate Things
       [originally published in Czech(oslovak) in 1925]
       [translated by Dora ROUND]
English

1931 
Adam Stvoritel
[with Josef ČAPEK]
English
drama
Cz-published:1927
produced:1927
 
       Adam The Creator
       [with Josef ČAPEK]
       [originally published/performed in Czech(oslovak) in 1927]
       [translated by Dora ROUND]
English
drama
1929 
Hovory S T G MasarykemCzech(oslovak)
3 vols
1928-1935 
       President Masaryk Tells His Story
       [originally published in Czech(oslovak) in 1928-1935]
       [translated by Dora ROUND]
English
biography
1934 
       Talks With T G Masaryk
       [originally published in Czech(oslovak) in 1928-1935]
       [translated by M H HEIM & D ROUND]
English
biography
1995 
Povidky Z Jedne KapsyCzech(oslovak)
short stories
1929 
Povidky Z Druhe KapsyCzech(oslovak)
short stories
1929 
Zahradnikuv RokCzech(oslovak)
1929 
       The Gardener's Year
       [originally published in Czech(oslovak) in 1929]
       [translated by M WEATHERALL & R WEATHERALL]
English

1931 
Spisy Bratri CapkuCzech(oslovak)
1929-1947 
Vylet Do SpanelCzech(oslovak)
1930 
       Letters From Spain
       [originally published in Czech(oslovak) in 1930]
       [translated by Paul SELBVER]
English

1931 
Marsyas Cili Na Okraj LiteraturyCzech(oslovak)
essays
1931 
       In Praise Of Newspapers
       [originally published in Czech(oslovak) in 1931]
       [translated by M WEATHERALL & R WEATHERALL]
English
essays
1950 
Tales From Two Pockets
[originally published in Czech(oslovak) in 1929]
[translated by Paul SELVER]
English
short stories
1932 
Tales From Two Pockets
[originally published in Czech(oslovak) in 1929]
[translated by Norma COMRADA]
English
short stories
1994 
ApokryfyCzech(oslovak)
short stories
1932 
       Apocryphal Stories
       [originally published in Czech(oslovak) in 1932]
       [translated by Dora ROUND]
English
short stories
1939 
       Apocryphal Tales
       [originally published in Czech(oslovak) in 1932]
       [translated by Norma COMRADA]
English
short stories
1997 
Devatero PohadekCzech(oslovak)
short stories
1932 
Fairy Tales
[originally published in Czech(oslovak) in 1932]
[translated by M WEATHERALL & R WEATHERALL]
English
short stories
1934 
O Vecech Obecnych Cili Zoon PolitikonCzech(oslovak)
essays
1932 
Obrazky Z HolandskaCzech(oslovak)
essays
1932 
       Letters From Holland
       [originally published in Czech(oslovak) in 1932]
       [translated by Paul SELVER]
English
essays
1933 
Dasenka Cili Zivot SteneteCzech(oslovak)
1933 
       Dashenka
       [originally published in Czech(oslovak) in 1933]
       [translated by M WEATHERALL & R WEATHERALL]
English

1933 
Hordubal [1]Czech(oslovak)
fiction
1933 
Povetron [2]Czech(oslovak)
fiction
1934 
Obycejny Zivot [3]Czech(oslovak)
fiction
1935 
Valka S MlokyCzech(oslovak)
fiction
1936 
       The War With The Newts
       [originally published in Czech(oslovak) in 1936]
       [translated by M WEATHERALL & R WEATHERALL]
English
fiction
1937Pr Gut (Aust)
Cesta Na SeverCzech(oslovak)
essays
1936 
       Travels In The North
       [originally published in Czech(oslovak) in 1936]
       [translated by M WEATHERALL & R WEATHERALL]
English
essays
1939 
Prvni PartaCzech(oslovak)
fiction
1937 
       The First Rescue Party
       [originally published in Czech(oslovak) in 1937]
       [translated by M WEATHERALL & R WEATHERALL]
English
fiction
1939 
Bila NemocCzech(oslovak)
fiction
1937 
       Power And Glory
       (also titled: The White Plague)
       [originally published in Czech(oslovak) in 1937]
       [translated by P SELVER]
English
fiction
1938 
MatkaEnglish
drama
Cz-published:1938 
       The Mother [d|Cz=1938
       [originally published in in Paul SELVER]
       [translated by Paul SELVER]
English

1938 
Mel Jsem Psa A KockuCzech(oslovak)
1939 
       I Had A Dog And A Cat
       [originally published in Czech(oslovak) in 1939]
       [translated by M WEATHERALL & R WEATHERALL]
English

1941 
Zivot A Dilo Skladatele FoltynaCzech(oslovak)
fiction
1939 
       The Cheat
       [originally published in Czech(oslovak) in 1939]
       [translated by M WEATHERALL & R WEATHERALL]
English
fiction
1941 
Bajky A PodpovidkyCzech(oslovak)
short stories
1946 
Three Novels [1+2+3]
[originally published in Czech(oslovak) at various dates]
[translated by M WEATHERALL & R WEATHERALL]
English
short stories
1948 
Dilo Bratri CapkuCzech(oslovak)
1955-1960 
SpisyCzech(oslovak)
1981-? 
Nine Fairy Tales
[originally published in Czech(oslovak) at various dates]
[translated by Dagmar HERRMANN]
English
short stories
1990 
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