The Gardener`s Year

The Czech writer Karel Capek (1890-1938) was renowned for his satirical play R.U.R., in which he coined the word robot (from the Czech word for peasant )--a blistering attack on technology in the service of regimentation. Perhaps surprisingly, Capek was also a dedicated gardener. In THE GARDENER`S YEAR, his classic, month-by-month walk through the garden, Capek vividly communicates the delight he took in digging in the soil and growing things--and the often comical frustrations he found there as well. First published in Prague in 1929, THE GARDENER`S YEAR is illustrated with witty little line drawings by his brother Josef, with whom he built a house and planted a garden, that bring Capek`s humorous prose even further to life. Copyright (C) Muze Inc. 2005. For personal use only. All rights reserved.