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R.U.R. (Rossum's Universal Robots) (Dover Thrift Editions)

Author Karel Capek

Format Paperback

Publisher Dover Publications

Category Plays

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Great play that introduced the word "robot" into English looks to a future in which all workers are automatons. Their revolt when they acquire souls (i.e., when they gain the ability to hate) and the resulting catastrophe make for a powerful and deeply moving theatrical experience. "It is murderous social satire, done in terms of the most hair-raising melodrama."--Alexander Woolcott. "As awe-inspiring as anything we have ever seen in the theatre."--Heywood Broun. Paul Selver translation.

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Karel Capek

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Release Date: 2001-08-20
Publisher: Dover Publications
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9780486419268

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