Bradbrook, Bohuslava, Karel Capek: In Pursuit of Truth, Tolerance, and Trust, Sussex Academic Press, 1998.

This critical biography considers Karel Capek's career in terms of each area he wrote in, including drama, novels, and short stories.

Harkins, William E., Karel Capek, Columbia University Press, 1962.

This critical biography covers Karel Capek's life, both as a writer and a person. It also includes information on Josef Capek and the brothers' collaboration.

Makin, Michael, and Jindrich Toman, eds., On Karel Capek, Michigan Slavic Publications, 1992.

This collection of essays considers the whole of Karel Capek's work from different perspectives.

Thomson, S. Harrison, Czechoslovakia in European History, Archon Books, 1965.

This history of Czechoslovakia includes information on how the country came to be formed and the problems it faced in the era in which the Capeks worked.