The narratives of Čapek and Čexov

Comparing the affinities between the writers Capek and Cexov, the author provides us with a thorough study that is long overdue. The parallels between these two great Czech writers were first observed almost half a century ago, and commented on in passing by no less than seven scholars. The critics' allusions would suggest that similarity exists in the stories' quality, in the writers' artistic method, stylistic structure, and language as well as in the atmosphere, or mood, of the narratives.

The affinity found in the similar treatment of analogous subjects has remained until now an entirely unexplored field. While Capek, the creator of The Good Soldier Schweik is relatively well known outside of Central Europe, Cexov remains an undiscovered country for most. This Professor Schubert has remedied by this timely and intriguing literary study.