R.U.R. (Rossum's Universal Robots) - Paperback
by Karel Capek
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Availability:In StockContributor:Karel Capek, Claudia Novack-Jones (Translator), Ivan Klima (Introduction by)Series:Penguin ClassicsAudience:Young AdultPublish date:2004-03-30Pages:84
Language:EnglishPublisher:Penguin GroupISBN-13:9780141182087ISBN-10:141182083UPC:9780141182087Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:Fantasy, Science FictionBook Topic:Genetic Engineering, Hard Science FictionSize:7.74 x 5.00 x 0.32 inchesWeight:0.2006Product ID:SCYCCBPCNM
R.U.R. (Rossum's Universal Robots)
A visionary work of science fiction that introduced the word "robot" Written in 1920, premiered in Prague in 1921, and first performed in New York in 1922--garnered worldwide acclaim for its author and popularized the word robot. Mass-produced as efficient laborers to serve man, Capek's Robots are an android product--they remember everything but think of nothing new. But the Utopian life they...
Series: Penguin Classics
Audience: Young Adult
Language:EnglishPublisher:Penguin GroupISBN-13:9780141182087ISBN-10:141182083UPC:9780141182087Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:Fantasy, Science FictionBook Topic:Genetic Engineering, Hard Science FictionSize:7.74 x 5.00 x 0.32 inchesWeight:0.2006Product ID:SCYCCBPCNM
Karel Capek (1890-1938) was the leading Czech playwright, novelist, and columnist between the wars. He is best known for R. U. R. and his novel, War with the Newts. Ivan Klíma is an award-winning novelist, playwright, and essayist whose work was long suppressed under Communism.
Publisher: Penguin Group
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Karel Capek, Claudia Novack-Jones (Translator), Ivan Klima (Introduction by)
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