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The Gardener's Year (Hardcover)
Karel Capek; Illustrated by Josef Capek; Translated by Marie Weatherall, Robert Weatherall
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R299
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Discovery Miles 2 340
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The Gardener's Year is a charming and light-hearted insight into
the life of an amateur gardener. Structured loosely around what to
plant, grow or cultivate each month, Karel Capek takes us on a
rollicking journey through a year in his own small garden. Complete
and unabridged. Part of the Macmillan Collector's Library; a series
of stunning, pocket-sized classics with ribbon markers. These
beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover.
This edition features lively black and white illustrations by Czech
artist Josef Capek and is translated by M. and R. Weatherall. From
making puddles with an untamable hose to sowing luxuriant weeds
instead of grass, Capek reveals how a gardener grows into his
surroundings 'spurred on by each new failure'. Subverting the
tradition of a 'how to' gardening book, he teaches his readers
about the magic of seeds, the perils of planting vegetables and the
thrilling surprises of a rock garden. As the year progresses and
frail buds turn from flowering stems to drooping bulbs and falling
leaves, Capek's small garden buzzes with life, wisdom and humour.
Karel apek's brilliant comic and satirical novel of 1936 deals with
the discovery of a sentient race of newts or salamanders, and their
subsequent transition from fairground sideshow to forced labour to
ferocious enemies of the human race. Along the way he pokes fun at
a whole range of targets, from the superficiality of Hollywood to
the arrogance of scientists. He also deals with serious subjects
such as racism, imperialism and exploitation, and is positively
prophetic on the threat of expansionism and the folly of
appeasement. This handsome new edition from Benediction Classics
uses the acclaimed 2002 translation from the Czech by David Wyllie,
with original illustrations.
Capek wrote 48 stories that deconstruct the mystery story by
breaking one rule here, three rules there, and yet also make for
wonderful reading. His unique approaches to the mysteries of
justice and truth are full of the ordinary and the extraordinary,
humor and humanism.
Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the
1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly
expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable,
high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
Originally written in 1936, two years before Capek's death and
three years before the Nazi invasion of Czechoslovakia, War with
the Newts is considered by many to be Capek's greatest book.
Working in the "fantastic" satiric tradition of Wells, Orwell, and
Vonnegut, Capek chronicles the discovery of a colony of highly
intelligent giant salamanders off the coast of an Indonesian
island. Capek sardonically details all the reactions of the
civilized world - from horror to skepticism, from intellectual
fascination to mercantile opportunism - and the ultimate
destruction from which it (and the newts) might not escape.
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R.U.R (Paperback)
Karel Čapek, Niclas Olson
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R267
Discovery Miles 2 670
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Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the
1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly
expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable,
high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the
1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly
expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable,
high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
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