Přehled o publikaci

Publications of the Brothers Čapek Society (SBČ News, SBČ Bulletin, Documenta Čapkiana) have repeatedly reflected on the activities of the Czech PEN Club and its historical and contemporary ties to the personality of Karel Čapek. The published contributions can be thematically divided into informative texts and academic studies. Informative articles focused on the awarding of the PEN Club Prize, highlighting the awarded authors and their potential relationship to Čapek; they provided reports from conferences and discussion meetings organized by the PEN Club and included photo reports from significant events documenting the PEN Club's active role in Czech literary life. Furthermore, mentions of PEN Club activities appeared in connection with various literary or cultural events. Academic works published in the SBČ publications focused on Čapek’s involvement in the International PEN Club and his efforts to connect Czech literature with a global context. Some studies reflected on Čapek’s conception of humanism and freedom of speech in line with PEN Club values, while others concentrated on historical analyses of the PEN Club's significance in interwar Czechoslovakia and its relationship to the Čapek legacy. Contributions published in the publications of the Brothers Čapek Society thus provide a valuable overview of the long-term connection between the PEN Club and the Čapek association, whether through historical studies or current reports on its activities.