Karel Čapek: Insect Theater

Volume 204 of "Open Books World Literature," *Insect Theater*, brings immortal classics to life with a fresh, youthful face. It features three plays by Karel Čapek, a representative author of Czech literature. Readers can encounter witty records filled with the intense contemplations of a humanist who lived through Europe between the two World Wars. The book offers a hymn to every moment that transforms into a beautiful drama—one that is finite, ephemeral, petty, wretched, and terribly foolish. In particular, *Insect Theater* and *The Mystery of Makropoulos* faithfully reflect the dynamic trajectory experienced by the world the author inhabited. Furthermore, *The White Plague*, published just before the outbreak of World War II, reveals the image of a conscientious intellectual by depicting the tyranny of the Nazis and the catastrophe that their ideology would bring.

Korean title: 곤충 극장

Korean author: 카렐 차페크

Korean publisher: 열린책들

ISBN-13: 9788932912042