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Tales from Two Pockets
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Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #387478 in Books
- Published on: 1994-05-30
- Original language: Czech
- Number of items: 1
- Binding: Paperback
- 365 pages
Editorial Reviews
From the Publisher
The great Czech writer Karel Capek's unique approaches to the mysteries of justice and truth are full of twists and turns, the ordinary and the extraordinary, humor and
humanism. "Capek's delightfully inventive tales ... stretch the detective story to its limits and, in the
process, tell us much about the mysteries of human existence." --N. Y. Times Book Review "One of
the Best Books of 1994." --Publishers Weekly
Best known for creating the literary robot in his 1920 play *R.U.R. (Rossum's Universal Robots),* Capek wrote two volumes of stories that played with all the rules of the still young mystery genre (this was 1929). They're funny, sad, sometimes frightening. And you never know where they're going!
Customer Reviews
Good stuff!
Capek's short stories are a challenge and a delight to read. The Disappearance of Mr. Hirsh and An Ordinary Murder are particularly good. The creative story lines and believable characters make this one of my favorite books. I highly recommend it.
