The Insect Play | Author Biography
Born in Male Svatonovice, Bohemia (later part of Czechoslovakia), the Capek brothers were the sons of AntonÃn Capek, the village doctor, and his wife, Bozena Capekova, an intellectual. Josef Capek was born in 1887, and his brother Karel followed on January 9, 1890, nearly three years later. The brothers were extremely close as children. Karel was always sickly; Josef was a strong influence and his brother’s protector. Karel would be ill most of his life.
While Karel was attending boarding school, the family moved to Prague in 1907. Karel joined them there to finish high...
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