Karel Matěj Čapek-Chod

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Karel Matěj Čapek-Chod

Karel Matěj Čapek-Chod (born February 21, 1860 in Domažlice , † November 3, 1927 in Prague ) was a Czech writer and journalist , a representative of naturalism .

Life

The real name of the author was Matěj Čapek. He attended high school in Taus, where he graduated in 1879. He then began to study law in Prague, but did not graduate, but began working and writing as a journalist. 1884–1888 he was editor of the Olomouc newspaper Našinec , 1888–1890 of the newspaper Hlas národa , 1890–1900 at Národní politika and from 1900 editor at Národní listy .

At the end of the 1880s he began to work as a writer, where he was in close contact with the authors of the magazine Světozor . His friend Josef Václav Sládek said that the first name Matěj did not sound literary enough, which is why he has published under the name Karel Matěj Čapek since then. In 1917 he changed his name from Čapek to Čapek-Chod to distinguish himself from the brothers Josef and Karel Čapek, who worked in the same editorial office at Národní listy .

As a journalist, he has written numerous articles and features, trial reports, political essays and theater and art reviews. His conservative contributions appeared a. a. in Zvon , Cesta or Česká revue . As a political publicist, he took a decidedly nationalist point of view in Národní listy.

Čapek-Chod lived in Prague from 1888, where he is buried in the Vinohrady cemetery.

Works

In his novels he describes people from the Prague milieu. Some of his works were extremely pessimistic by social realism and some were later filmed. There are only a few translations into German of his numerous works.

  • Povidky , 1892 - ( short stories 1884–1890)
  • V třetím dvoře , Roman 1895 - (In the third courtyard. A novel from life in Prague)
  • Nedělni povídky , 1897 - (Sunday stories )
  • Dar svatého Floriána a Zvířátka a Petrovští , 1902 - (The gift of St. Florian and the animals and the gang of robbers)
  • Osmero novel: 1900-1903 , Stories 1904
  • Patero novel 1900-1903 , 1904 - (Five short stories)
  • Kašpar Lén m title , novel 1908 ( Ger . Kaspar Len the avenger, 1957) - film adaptation: M title, Czechoslovakia 1959 (director: K. Steklý), is considered as his best novel. It is about the fate of a man who wants to avenge the abuse of his loved ones and wants to kill. The main character dies in the process in which the murder cannot be proven.
  • Nové patero , Stories 1910
  • Begův samokres: Hra o 3 dějstvích , 1911
  • Z města i obvodu , Novellas 1913 - (From the city and the surrounding area)
  • Slunovrat: (tu noc před svatým Janem): hra ve třech dějstvích , 1913
  • Antonín Vondrejc. příběhové básníka , novel 1915 - (Anton Vondrej. The experiences of a poet)
  • Výhry a prohry: groteskní hra o třech dějstvích , 1915
  • Turbína , novel 1916 - (The Turbine), film adaptation: Bohemia and Moravia 1941 (director: O. Vávra), describes the decline of the manufacturer Ullik.
  • Siláci a slaboši; Vítězství dobyté; Úvodník; Labyrint světa , 1916 - (Strong and weak people)
  • Ad hoc! Romaneta, povídky, črty, 1919 - (Romanettos, stories, sketches)
  • Romanetto; Tři chodské grotesky; Pohádka , 1920;
  • Nejzapadnejsi Slovan , 1921 - (The Western Slav)
  • Jindrové , Roman 1921 - His experiences from the First World War . The son is at war and the father seduces his fiancée.
  • Větrník: Román autoanalyticko-synthetický , 1923
  • Vilém Rozkoč , novel 1923
  • Humoreska , 1924; Filming: Czechoslovakia 1939 (Director: O. Vávra)
  • Básníkova nevěsta: Hra o jednom dějství s přestávkou , 1926
  • Čtyři odvážné povídky , short stories 1926
  • Labyrint světa , short stories 1926
  • Řešany , novel 1927
  • On the rotary press, German novella 1928
  • Spisy , 1938-41
  • Kdo s koho , story 1946 (German: Deadly Jealousy, 1982)
  • Beethovanův večer , 1949 (German A Beethoven Evening, 1990)
  • Nehrdinní hrdinové , 1982 - (Non-heroic heroes)
  • The Sade Tree Branch, German 1989

Afterlife

Further films:

  • Experiment , Bohemia and Moravia 1943 (Direction: M. Frič)
  • Florián , Czechoslovakia 1961 (Director: J. Mach)
  • Chvojka , Czechoslovakia 1970 (TV, director: J. Mach)

In 1960 the Czechoslovak Post issued a stamp in honor of Karel Matěj Čapek-Chod.

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personal data
SURNAME Čapek-Chod, Karel Matěj
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Capech-Chod, Karl Matej
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Czech journalist and writer
DATE OF BIRTH February 21, 1860
PLACE OF BIRTH Thaw
DATE OF DEATH November 3, 1927
Place of death Prague