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R.U.R. (Rossum's Universal Robots)

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'It is time to read Capek again for his insouciant laughter, and the anguish of human blindness that lies beneath it' - Arthur Miller R.U.R. - 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 provide ultimately lacks meaning, and the humans they serve stop reproducing. When the Robots revolt, killing all but one of their masters, they must strain to learn the secret of self-duplication. It is not until two Robots fall in love and are christened 'Adam' and 'Eve' by the last surviving human that Nature emerges triumphant. Introduction by Ivan Klima

Author Biography:

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 Klima is an award-winning novelist, playwright, and essayist whose work was long suppressed under Communism.
Release date NZ
March 30th, 2004
Author
Audience
  • General (US: Trade)
Contributors
  • Introduction by Ivan Klima
  • Translated by Claudia Novack-Jones
Country of Publication
United States
Imprint
Penguin USA
Pages
112
Publisher
Penguin Putnam Inc
Dimensions
130x196x8
ISBN-13
9780141182087
Product ID
1660580

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