Karel Matěj Čapek-Chod (Czech pronunciation: [ˈkarɛl ˈmacɛj ˈtʃapɛk ˈxot]; 21 February 1860 in Domažlice – 3 November 1927 in Prague) was a Czech naturalistic writer and a journalist.
Karel Matěj Čapek-Chod | |
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| Born | 21 February 1860 Domažlice, Austria-Hungary |
| Died | 3 November 1927 (aged 67) Prague, Czechoslovakia |
Biography
editIn 1879, he graduated at the gymnasium in Domažlice. He was a long-term cooperator of the Národní listy journal, and after Karel Čapek began to work in the editorial office (in 1918), Čapek accepted the nickname "Chod".[1]
Work
edit- Povidky, 1892
- V třetím dvoře, novel 1895
- Nedělni povídky, 1897
- Osmero, novel : 1900-1903
- Patero novel 1900-1903
- Kašpar Lén mstitel, novel, 1908
- Z města i obvodu, Novels, 1913
- Antonín Vondrejc. novel, 1915
- Turbína, novel, 1916
- Ad hoc! novelle, 1919
- Nejzapadnejsi Slovan (The westernmost Slav), 1921
- Jindrové, novel, 1921
- Větrník : autoanalytic-synthetic novel, 1923
- Vilém Rozkoč, novel, 1923
- Humoreska, 1924
- Labyrint světa, 1926
- Řešany, novel, 1927
- An der Rotationsmaschine, novelle, 1928
- Spisy, 1938–41
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Věra Menclová, Václav Vaněk (2005). Slovník českých spisovatelů (in Czech). Prague: Libri. p. 115. ISBN 80-7277-179-5.
External links
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