PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Opelík, Jiří TI - Hidden role of the book Hovory s T. G. Masarykem DP - 2013 Jun 1 TA - Bohemica Olomucensia PG - 145--158 VI - 5 IP - 2 AID - 10.5507/bo.2013.015 IS - 1803876X 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 Čapek'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 Čapek's work.