![]() Largely influenced by American pragmatic liberalism, he campaigned in favor of free expression and utterly despised the rise of both fascism and communism in Europe.Ĭapek was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature seven times, but he never won. He also wrote many politically charged works dealing with the social turmoil of his time. (Rossum's Universal Robots), which introduced the word robot. Nonetheless, he is best known for his science fiction including his novel War with the Newts and the play R.U.R. ![]() He had multiple roles throughout his career, including playwright, dramatist, essayist, publisher, literary reviewer, photographer and art critic. Karel Capek was a Czech writer of the early 20th century. ![]() A Crash Course in the History of Black Science Fiction.200 Significant SF Books by Women, 1984-2001. ![]()
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