| Intimate Things Contributor(s): Čapek, Karel (Author) |
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ISBN: 1406717029 ISBN-13: 9781406717020 Publisher: Mac Donnell Press OUR PRICE: $27.54 Product Type: Paperback Published: March 2007 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography |
| Dewey: B |
| Physical Information: 0.41" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.51 lbs) 176 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This antiquarian volume contains Karel apek s delightful book - "Intimate Things." It is a series of short articles concerning a variety of unconnected subjects ranging from snow to dreams. This text makes for easy-going and entertaining reading, and would constitute a great addition to any collection. The chapters include: On Literature, Frost Flowers, For Bookworms, Snow, On Dreams, Maps, Fires, Melancholy, A Plan Frustrated, Cats in Spring, Portents, Forerunner of Spring, Birds, The Inner Voice, etcetera. Karel apek (1890 - 1938) was a twentieth century Czech author and playwright, famous for coining the term robot . Many vintage texts such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive, and it is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now, in an affordable, high-quality, modern edition. It comes complete with a specially commissioned biography of the author." |