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Karel Čapek
Writing
09 Jan 1890
† 25 Dec 1938
Malé Svatoňovice, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary
Biography
Karel Čapek was a Czech writer of the early 20th century. He had multiple roles throughout his career, including playwright, dramatist, essayist, publisher, literary reviewer, photographer and art critic. Nonetheless, he is best known for his science fiction including his novel War with the Newts and the play R.U.R. (Rossum's Universal Robots), which introduced the word robot
Also Known As
Karel Čapek, Карел Чапек
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