About the Author

Karel Capek (1890-1938) is generally considered the greatest Czech author of the first half of this century. He was Czechoslovakia's leading novelist, playwright, story writer, and columnist, and the spirit of its short-lived democracy. His plays appeared on Broadway soon after their debut in Prague, and his books were translated into many languages. Capek expressed himself in the form of accessible and highly enjoyable writing.

Reviews

'God bless Catbird Press for calling the attention to a great writer of the past who speaks to the present in a voice brilliant, clear, honourable, blackly funny and prophetic.' - Kurt Vonnegut