Summary Bibliography: Karel Čapek

Author:
Karel Čapek^?Karel Capek
Karel Chapek
Author Record # 161
Legal Name:
Čapek, Karel^?Chapek, Karel
Capek, Karel
Birthplace: Malé Svatoňovice, Kingdom of Bohemia, Austro-Hungarian Empire
Birthdate: 9 January 1890
Deathdate: 25 December 1938
Language: Czech
Webpages: baila.net, Books and Writers, cscs.umich.edu, Encyclopedia of Fantasy, IMDB, Library of Congress, SFE, Wikipedia-CS, Wikipedia-EN
Used These Alternate Names: Karel Capek,
Карел Чапек^?Karel Chapek
Note: Karel and his older brother Josef Čapek sometimes collaborated as Brothers Čapek.
Author Tags: science fiction (4), NESFA Core Reading List (2), Anatomy of Wonder 1 Core Collection (2), amphibians (1), 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die (1), unknown worlds (1), pandemic (1), WPA Playhouse (1), robots (1), Play (1), radio play (1), mathematics (1), roman invasion (1), Archimedes (1), Siracusa (1), dilemma (1)

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Novels

Továrna na absolutno^?Tovarna na absolutno
(1922) also appeared as:
- Translation: Das Absolutum oder Die Gottesfabrik [German] (1924)
- Translation: The Absolute at Large [English] (1927) [as by Karel Capek]
- Translation: The Absolute at Large [English] (1927)
- Translation: La fabrique d'absolu [French] (1945)
- Translation: Fabrica de absolut [Romanian] (1969)
- Translation: Die Fabrik des Absoluten [German] (1979)
- Translation: Gudsfabriken [Swedish] (1988)
Krakatit (1924) only appeared as:
- Translation: Krakatit [English] (1925)
- Translation: An Atomic Phantasy: Krakatit [English] (1948)
- Translation: Krakatit [German] (1949)
- Translation:
  Krakatit: Die große Versuchung: Eine Atom-Phantasie^?Krakatit: Die grosse Versuchung: Eine Atom-Phantasie
  [German] (1949)
- Translation: Krakatit [Romanian] (1967)
- Translation: Krakatit [German] (1991)
- Translation: Krakatit [English] (2024)
Válka s mloky (1936) also appeared as:
- Translation: Salamanderkriget [Swedish] (1936)
- Translation: Oorlog met de Salamanders [Dutch] (1937)
- Translation: War with the Newts [English] (1937)
- Translation: Der Krieg mit den Molchen [German] (1954)
- Translation: War with the Newts [English] (1955) [as by Karel Capek]
- Translation:
  Război cu salamandrele^?Razboi cu salamandrele
  [Romanian] (1961)
- Translation: Der Krieg mit den Molchen [German] (1964)
- Translation: A guerra das salamandras [Portuguese] (1965) [as by Karel Capek]
- Translation: Oorlog met de salamanders [Dutch] (1966)
- Translation: La guerra de las salamandras [Spanish] (1969)
- Translation: La guerre des salamandres [French] (1969)
- Translation: A guerra das salamandras [Portuguese] (1979)
- Translation: War with the Newts [English] (1985)
- Translation: The War with the Newts [English] (2010) [as by Karel Capek]
- Translation: The War with the Newts [English] (2012)

Collections

Trapné povídky (1921) only appeared as:
- Translation: Money and Other Stories [English] (1929) [as by Karel Capek]
Devatero pohádek a ještě jedna od Josefa Čapka jako přívažek^?Devatero pohadek a jeste jedna od Josefa Capka jako privazek
(1932) only appeared as:
- Translation: Fairy Tales, with One Extra As a Makeweight [English] (1933)
- Translation: Nine Fairy Tales (And One Thrown in for Good Measure) [English] (1990)
Tales from Two Pockets [English] (1932)
Teatru [Romanian] (1968)
Toward the Radical Centre: A Karel Capek Reader [English] (1990)

Omnibus

R.U.R. (Rossum's Universal Robots) and War with the Newts [English] (2011) [O]
Továrna na absolutno / Krakatit (unpublished) [O] only appeared as:
- Translation: Fabrica de absolut / Krakatit [Romanian] (1986) [O]
Válka s mloky / Hordubal^?Valka s mloky / Hordubal
(unpublished) [O] only appeared as:
- Translation:
  Război cu salamandrele / Hordubal^?Razboi cu salamandrele / Hordubal
  [Romanian] (1961) [O]

Chapbooks

R. U. R. (1920) also appeared as:
- Translation: R. U. R. [English] (1923) [as by Karel Capek]
- Translation: R. U. R. (Rossum's Universal Robots) [English] (1923)
- Translation: R. U. R: Rossumaj Universalaj Robotoj [Esperanto] (1926)
- Translation: R. U. R. [English] (1969)
- Translation: R. U. R. (Rossum's Universal Robots) [English] (2004)
- Translation: R. U. R (Rossum's Universal Robots) [English] (2010) [as by Karel Capek]
- Translation: Rossum's Universal Robots [English] (2011)
- Translation: Rossum's Universal Robots [English] (2011)
- Translation: R. U. R. (Rossum's Universal Robots) [English] (2011)
- Translation: R. U. R. (Rossum's Universal Robots) [English] (2014)
- Translation: R. U. R. (Rossum's Universal Robots) [English] (2019) [as by Karel Capek]
- Translation: RUR: Robôs Universais de Rossum [Portuguese] (2021)
Věc Makropulos^?Vec Makropulos
(1922) also appeared as:
- Translation: The Makropoulos Secret [English] (1925) [as by Karel Capek]
- Translation: The Macropoulos Secret [English] (1927)
The White Plague [English] (1988)

Short Fiction

Systém^?System
(1908) with
Josef Čapek^?Josef Capek
only appeared as:
- Translation: System [English] (1967)
Ostrov (1916) with
Josef Čapek^?Josef Capek
only appeared as:
- Translation: The Island [English] (1925)
- Translation: The Island [English] (1927) [as by
  Karel Čapek^?Karel Capek
  Karel Chapek
  ]
Šlépěj^?Slepej
Shlepej
(1917) only appeared as:
- Translation: The Footprint [English] (1990)
R. U. R. (1920) also appeared as:
- Translation: R. U. R. [English] (1923) [as by Karel Capek]
- Translation: R. U. R. (Rossum's Universal Robots) [English] (1923)
- Translation: R. U. R. (Rossum's Universal Robots) [English] (1923) [as by Karel Capek]
- Translation: R. U. R: Rossumaj Universalaj Robotoj [Esperanto] (1926)
- Translation: R. U. R. [English] (1954)
- Translation: R. U. R. [French] (1961) [as by Karel Capek]
- Translation: R. U. R., Comédia utópica em três actos e um prólogo [Portuguese] (1965)
- Translation: R. U. R. [Romanian] (1968)
- Translation: R. U. R. [English] (1969)
- Translation: R. U. R. [Croatian] (1986)
- Translation:
  Р. У. Р.^?R. U. R.
  Р.У.Р.
  R.U.R.
  [Bulgarian] (1990) [as by
  Карел Чапек^?Karel Chapek
  ]
- Translation: R. U. R. [English] (1990)
- Translation: R. U. R. (Rossum's Universal Robots) [English] (2004)
- Translation: R. U. R. (Rossum's Universal Robots) [English] (2010) [as by Karel Capek]
- Translation: Rossum's Universal Robots [English] (2011)
- Translation: R. U. R. (Rossum's Universal Robots) [English] (2011)
- Translation: Rossum's Universal Robots [English] (2012)
- Translation: R. U. R. (Rossum's Universal Robots) [English] (2014)
- Translation: RUR: Robôs Universais de Rossum [Portuguese] (2021)
Tribunál (1920) only appeared as:
- Translation: The Tribunal [English] (1929) [as by Karel Capek]
Ze života hmyzu (1921) with
Josef Čapek^?Josef Capek
only appeared as:
- Translation:
  Din viața insectelor^?Din viatsa insectelor
  Din viata insectelor
  [Romanian] (1968)
Ze života hmyzu - Act II (1921) with
Josef Čapek^?Josef Capek
only appeared as:
- Translation: From the Life of the Insects - Act II [English] (1990)
Věc Makropulos^?Vec Makropulos
(1922) also appeared as:
- Translation: The Makropoulos Secret [English] (1923) [as by Karel Capek]
- Translation: The Macropoulos Secret [English] (1927)
- Translation:
  Rețeta Makropolos^?Reteta Makropolos
  [Romanian] (1968)
- Translation: The Makropulos Secret [English] (1990)
Balada o Juraji Čupovi^?Balada o Juraji Cupovi
Balada o Juraji Chupovi
(1929) only appeared as:
- Translation: Epic Exploit of Juraj Cup [English] (1932)
Jasnovidec (1929) only appeared as:
- Translation: The Clairvoyant [English] (1932)
- Translation: Der Hellseher [German] (1975)
Věštkyně^?Vestkyne
(1929) only appeared as:
- Translation: The Fortune Teller [English] (1932) [as by Karel Capek]
- Translation: The Fortune-Teller [English] (1932)
Šlépěje^?Slepeje
Shlepeje
(1929) only appeared as:
- Translation: Footprints [English] (1990)
Druhá loupežnická pohádka (1932) only appeared as:
- Translation: The Second Bandit's Tale [English] (1933)
- Translation: The Second Robber's Tale [English] (1990)
Pohádka ptačí^?Pohadka ptaci
Pohadka ptachi
(1932) only appeared as:
- Translation: The Bird's Tale [English] (1933)
- Translation: The Bird's Tale [English] (1990)
Pohádka vodnická (1932) only appeared as:
- Translation: The Water-Sprite's Tale [English] (1933)
- Translation: The Water-Sprite's Tale [English] (1990)
- Translation: The Water Sprite's Tale [English] (2019)
Pošťácká pohádka^?Posťacka pohadka
Poshťacka pohadka
(1932) only appeared as:
- Translation: The Postman's Tale [English] (1933)
- Translation: The Mailman's Tale [English] (1990)
Psí pohádka (1932) only appeared as:
- Translation: The Dog's Tale [English] (1933)
- Translation: The Dog's Tale [English] (1990)
Tulácká pohádka (1932) only appeared as:
- Translation: The Tramp's Tale [English] (1933)
- Translation: The Tramp's Tale [English] (1990)
Velká kočičí pohádka^?Velka kocici pohadka
Velka kochichi pohadka
(1932) only appeared as:
- Translation: A Long Tale About a Cat [English] (1933)
- Translation: The Great Cat's Tale [English] (1990)
Velká pohádka doktorská (1932) only appeared as:
- Translation: A Long Tale for Doctors [English] (1933)
- Translation: The Great Doctor's Tale [English] (1990)
Velká policejní pohádka (1932) only appeared as:
- Translation: The Long Police Tale [English] (1933)
- Translation: The Great Police Tale [English] (1990)
Bajky z let budoucích (1934) only appeared as:
- Translation: Anecdotele viitorului [Romanian] (1969)
- Translation:
  Fabeln aus künftigen Jahren^?Fabeln aus kuenftigen Jahren
  [German] (1981)
- Translation:
  Fabeln aus künftigen Jahren, in denen die Menschen in unterirdischen Bunkern leben werden^?Fabeln aus kuenftigen Jahren, in denen die Menschen in unterirdischen Bunkern leben werden
  [German] (1981) [as by Karel Capek]
From the Point of View of a Cat [English] (1935)
Stěhovací podnik^?Stehovaci podnik
(1936) only appeared as:
- Translation: Die Umzugsfirma [German] (1985)
- Translation: A Resettlement Agency [English] (1990)
Bílá nemoc (1937) only appeared as:
- Translation:
  Boala albă^?Boala alba
  [Romanian] (1968)
- Translation: The White Plague [English] (1988)
Glorie (1938) only appeared as:
- Translation: Der Heiligenschein [German] (1981)
Matka (1938) only appeared as:
- Translation: Mama [Romanian] (1968)
- Translation: The Mother [English] (1990)
Smrt Archimédova (1938) only appeared as:
- Translation: The Death of Archimedes [English] (1949)
Muž, který dovedl lítat^?Muz, ktery dovedl litat
(1938) only appeared as:
- Translation: Der Mann, der fliegen konnte [German] (1981)
- Translation: The Man Who Could Fly [English] (1990)
Pilátovo krédo (1945) only appeared as:
- Translation: Pilate's Creed [English] (1949)
USA – Erinnerungen aus der Zukunft^?USA - Erinnerungen aus der Zukunft
[German] (1955)
La civilisation en marche (Histoire des salamandres) [French] (1961) [only as by Karel Capek]
Konac Sapiensa [Croatian] (1965)
R.U.R. (actul al III-lea) [Romanian] (1965)
Des lézards et des hommes [French] (1977) [only as by Karel Capek]
R.U.R. (Excerpt) [English] (1977)
Homme ou robot ? [French] (1992) [only as by Karel Capek]
Epilogue, from R. U. R. [English] (1998)
Czasy upadku [Polish] (2019)
R. U. R. (excerpt) (unpublished) only appeared as:
- Translation: R. U. R. (extrait) [French] (1981) [as by Karel Capek]

Essays

Edgar Allan Poe: Bezpříkladné dobrodružství Hanse Pfalla^?Edgar Allan Poe: Bezprikladne dobrodruzstvi Hanse Pfalla
(1908) only appeared as:
- Translation: Edgar Allan Poe: The Unparalleled Adventure of One Hans Pfall [English] (1994) [as by Karel Capek]
Comment m'est venue l'idée de « La guerre des salamandres »^?Comment m'est venue l'idee de « La guerre des salamandres »
[French] (1969)
Vorwort (Der Krieg mit den Molchen) [German] (1985)

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