PT Journal AU Opelik, J TI Hidden role of the book Hovory s T. G. Masarykem SO Bohemica Olomucensia PY 2013 BP 145 EP 158 VL 5 IS 2 DI 10.5507/bo.2013.015 AB The main role of the book Hovory s T. G. Masarykem was to mediate president's thoughts to the Czech nation and to show its moral background (i.e. the president's life and work). The book Hovory s T. G. Masarykem played another, very special role - the book influenced the birth and character of Capek's crucial prose, so called "noetic trilogy". This fact fundamentally strenghten the position of the book Hovory s T. G. Masarykem in the context of Capek's work. ER