translated by Dagmar Herrmann
by Karel Capek
Northwestern University Press, 1996
Paper: 978-0-8101-1464-7
Library of Congress Classification PZ70.C9C26 1996

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Karel Čapek, author of the acclaimed War with the Newts, is one of the great Czechoslovak writers of the twentieth century. These fairy tales bear Čapek's combination of the fantastic and the satirical, offering fairies, elves, and talking animals alongside references to detectives, secret police agents, luxury automobiles, and Hollywood starlets. Filled with the delight of language, dazzling wordplay, a sense of absurdity about the so-called adult world, and a deeply humane vision, these witty stories will appeal to readers of all ages.


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