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Title: R.U.R.: (Rossum's Uiniversal Robots) by Karel Capek, Paul Selver, Nigel Playfair, William-Alan Landes, Gloria Montero ISBN: 0-88734-799-1 Publisher: Players Press Pub. Date: July, 2002 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $7.50 |
Average Customer Rating: 4 (5 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: The origin of species,
Comment: This is only a short and very dated play, but it's also a significant piece of literature in it's own right. Without this Asimov would not have created the three laws, Metropolis would be quite different and C3PO & R2D2 would be non existent. All Science fiction fans should read this and learn how Capek created one of the staples of the genre. Be present at the birth of the robot.
Rating: 3
Summary: OK
Comment: this play was ok...it was a little on the freaky side..but it is ok. I had to read it for school and its a lot better than other plays we have read so far...i liked it i guess
Rating: 5
Summary: Great story about greed and robots
Comment: Looking for the first appearance of the word 'robot'? Look no further! Czech author Karel Kapek coined the term in this classic play. It is not only the first appearance of the word 'robot', (though, not the first appearance of a mechanical man), it is also a great sciene fiction story (although 'science fiction' was not a widely used term at the time).
Essentially, the story surrounds a manufacturing company that makes robots, and continues to make them in mass quantities even with the looming suspicion they are out of control. The robots revolt, and humanity is all but destroyed and replaced.
Very humorous and biting satire, R.U.R. should satisfy virtually any taste for a well written piece of fiction. Essential for sci-fi fans, and this edition, printed beautifully by Dover, at a very small price, is well worth obtaining ownership and then some!
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Title: War With the Newts by Karel Capek, Ewald Osers ISBN: 0945774109 Publisher: Catbird Press Pub. Date: March, 1990 List Price(USD): $11.95 |
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Title: Toward the Radical Center: A Karel Capek Reader by Karel Capek, Peter Kussi, Arthur Miller ISBN: 0945774079 Publisher: Catbird Press Pub. Date: March, 1990 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Cross Roads by Karel Trapne Povidky Capek, Norma Comrada ISBN: 0945774540 Publisher: Catbird Press Pub. Date: July, 2002 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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Title: Apocryphal Tales by Karel Capek, Norma Comrada ISBN: 0945774346 Publisher: Catbird Press Pub. Date: May, 1997 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
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Title: We by Yevgeny Zamyatin, Mirra Ginsburg ISBN: 0380633132 Publisher: Eos Pub. Date: 03 August, 1999 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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