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R.U.R. (Rossum's Universal Robots) by Karel Capek
Category: Poetry & Plays
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 andr ...Show more
R. U. R. and the Insect Play by Josef Capek; Karel Capek; P. Selver (Translator); Nigel Playfair (Other)
Category: Classics | Series: Oxford Paperbacks Ser.
Josef and Karel Capek were the best known literary figures of liberated Czechoslovakia after 1918. Josef won a considerable reputation as a painter of the Cubist school, later developing his own playful primitive style. He collaborated with his brother in composing sketches, stories, and plays, as well ...Show more
RUR & War with the Newts by Karel Capek
Category: Sci-fi & Fantasy | Series: S.F. Masterworks
Written against the background of the rise of Nazism, War With the Newts concerns the discovery in the South Pacific of a sea-dwelling race, which is enslaved and exploited by mankind. In time they rebel, laying siege to the strongholds of their former masters in a global war for supremacy. R.U.R., or R ...Show more
THE WAR WITH THE NEWTS by CAPEK KAREL
Category: Fiction
This legendary but previously hard to get novel is a hilarious dystopian satire about the choice between ecological catastrophe and achieving one's financial goals. As both a commentary on capitalism and the rise of fascism, as well as an early work of science fiction, it is one of the most influential ...Show more
Talks with T.G. Masaryk by Karel Capek
Category: Fiction
A new translation by Michael Henry Heim One of Czechoslovakia's most famous authors provides this biography of the country's founder and first president.
The Absolute at Large by Karel Capek
Category: Fiction
"One of the genuine masterpieces of sci-fi." -- R. D. Mullen In this satirical and enduringly relevant work of science fiction, the acclaimed Czech author Karel Čapek offers a prescient fable of the benefits and dangers of atomic power. Originally published in 1922, the story is set in a then-futuri ...Show more
The Gardener's Year by R. (TRN) M. (TRN); Weatherall Josef (ILT); Weatherall Karel; Capek Capek
Category: Gardening
"This very entertaining volume with its delightfully humorous pictures should be read by all gardeners." - Nature "Mr. Capek writes with sympathy, understanding, and humor." - The New York Times "Has a mellowness and a charm that give it a high place in the humorous literature of gardening ... will deli ...Show more
The Gardener's Year (Macmillan Collector's Library) by Karel Capek
Category: POETRY | Series: Macmillan Collector's Library
The Gardener’s Year is a charming and light-hearted insight into the life of an amateur gardener. Structured loosely around what to plant, grow or cultivate each month, Karel Capek takes us on a rollicking journey through a year in his own small garden. Complete and unabridged. Part of the Macmillan Col ...Show more
War with the Newts by Karel Capek
Category: Classic Fiction | Series: Penguin Modern Classics Ser.
I gave them my word that if they would bring me the pearl shells I would give them harpoons and knives in exchange, so that they could defend themselves, see? That's an honest deal, sir.'War with the Newts(1936) is Karel Capek's darkly humorous allegory of early twentieth-century Czech politics. Captain ...Show more
War with the Newts by Karel Capek
Category: Fiction | Series: Penguin Modern Classics Ser.
"War with the Newts (1936)" is Karel Capek's darkly humorous allegory of early twentieth-century Czech politics. Captain van Toch discovers a colony of newts in Sumatra which can not only be taught to trade and use tools, but also to speak. As the rest of the world learns of the creatures and their wond ...Show more
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