PERHAPS A GIFT VOUCHER FOR MUM?: MOTHER'S DAY
Czech writer Karel ?apek (1890-1938) is best known as the author of R.U.R., the play that popularized the term robot and a seminal work of science fiction. Ardently opposed to fascism and communism, ?apek was an active journalist as well as a versatile writer whose works encompassed novels, modern fairy tales, detective stories, and translations of French poetry.
