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Like traditional fairy tales, Capek's fantastic parables contain marvels and supernatural beings, fairies, elves, and talking animals; their plots stem from folk traditions where innocence triumphs. At the same time, Capek infuses these tales with dazzling wordplay, an abundant sense of the absurd, and surprising futuristic twists. Fact and imagination, satire and fantasy are blended so skillfully that the line between logic and plausible nonsense is nearly indiscernible. These are not just children's tales but modern parables.
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Fairytales, Karel Čapek, Josef Čapek
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- Released
- 1999
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- Title
- Fairytales
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Karel Čapek, Josef Čapek
- Released
- 1999
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 82
- ISBN10
- 8000007010
- ISBN13
- 9788000007014
- Series
- Tags
- Fiction, Children's Books, Fantasy, Czech Literature, Classics, Short Stories, Fairy Tales & Stories, Gifts for younger schoolchildren, Adapted for Film, Czech Fairy Tales, Josef Čapek
- Rating
- 4.45 out of 5
- Description
- Like traditional fairy tales, Capek's fantastic parables contain marvels and supernatural beings, fairies, elves, and talking animals; their plots stem from folk traditions where innocence triumphs. At the same time, Capek infuses these tales with dazzling wordplay, an abundant sense of the absurd, and surprising futuristic twists. Fact and imagination, satire and fantasy are blended so skillfully that the line between logic and plausible nonsense is nearly indiscernible. These are not just children's tales but modern parables.