Nine fairy tales and one more thrown in for good measure

Author(s)

• Čapek, Karel
• Herrmann, Dagmar

Bibliographic Information

Nine fairy tales and one more thrown in for good measure

by Karel Čapek ; translated by Dagmar Herrmann ; with illustrations by Josef Čapek

（European classics）

Northwestern University Press, 1996

• pbk. : alk. paper

Other Title

Devatero pohádek a ještě jedna

9 fairy tales and one more thrown in for good measure

Note

Originally published: Evanston, Ill. : Northwestern University Press, 1990

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Karel Capek, author of the acclaimed War with the Newts, is one of the great Czechoslovak writers of the twentieth century. These fairy tales bear Capek'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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Details

• NCID: BA33700114
• ISBN:
  • 081011464X
• LCCN: 96024156
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Original Language Code: cze
• Place of Publication: Evanston, Ill.
• Pages/Volumes: 252 p.
• Size: 20 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : PZ70.C9
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Children's stories, Czech -- Translations into English
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA33700318