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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
Awards & recognition
- honorary citizen of Prague 10 · 2021
- honorary citizen of Hradec Králové · 2019
- Order of Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk, 1st class · 1995
- Nobel Prize in Literature · 1938 · nominated
- Nobel Prize in Literature · 1937 · nominated
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- Nobel Prize in Literature · 1936 · nominated
- Nobel Prize in Literature · 1935 · nominated
- Nobel Prize in Literature · 1934 · nominated
- Nobel Prize in Literature · 1933 · nominated
- Nobel Prize in Literature · 1932 · nominated
