Hordubal
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Hordubal is a Czech
Czech language
Czech is a West Slavic language with about 12 million native speakers; it is the majority language in the Czech Republic and spoken by Czechs worldwide. The language was known as Bohemian in English until the late 19th century...

 novel, written by Karel Čapek
Karel Capek
Karel Čapek was Czech writer of the 20th century.-Biography:Born in 1890 in the Bohemian mountain village of Malé Svatoňovice to an overbearing, emotional mother and a distant yet adored father, Čapek was the youngest of three siblings...

. It was first published in 1933. It compares internal and external knowledge. It is considered part of a trilogy with Meteor and An Ordinary Life.

Film Adaptations

There have been two film adaptations:
  • Hordubalové
    Hordubalové
    Hordubalové is a Czech drama film directed by Martin Frič. It was released in 1937. It was based on the novel Hordubal by Karel Čapek.-Cast:* Jaroslav Vojta - Juraj Hordubal* Suzanne Marwille - Polana Hordubalová* Palo Bielik - Michal Hordubal...

    (1937), directed by Martin Frič
    Martin Fric
    Martin Frič was a Czech film director and screenwriter. He had over 100 directing credits between 1929 and 1968, including feature films, shorts and documentary films.-Filmography:* Páter Vojtěch...

  • Hordubal (1979), directed by Jaroslav Balík
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