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

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

by Karel Capek
Paperback
Publication Date: 01/01/2014

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We have Czech writer Karel Capek to thank for the invention of the word robot and generally for the introduction of the idea of artificial intelligence to the world of literature. His play, "R.U.R. (Rossum's Universal Robots)" was first performed in 1921 and was an instant success. While the "robots" of the play could be more accurately described as cyborgs, Capek's influence on the science fiction genre with this play would be profound. "R.U.R." describes a future where robots have become universal and all of humanity is now dependent on the labor that they provide. Everything is perfect until the robot's are stirred into revolt. "R.U.R." is Capek's prophetic and dark dystopian vision of the future which would solidify his place in literary history.
ISBN:
9781420949674
9781420949674
Category:
Plays
Format:
Paperback
Publication Date:
01-01-2014
Publisher:
Digireads.com
Country of origin:
United States
Pages:
60
Dimensions (mm):
229x152x4mm
Weight:
0.1kg
Karel Capek

Karel Capek was born in 1890 in Czechoslovakia. He was interested in visual art as a teenager and studied philosophy and aesthetics in Prague. During WWI he was exempt from military service because of spinal problems and became a journalist. He campaigned against the rise of communism and in the 1930s his writing became increasingly anti-fascist.

He started writing fiction with his brother Josef, a successful painter, and went on to publish science-fiction novels, for which he is best known, as well as detective stories, plays and a singular book on gardening, The Gardener’s Year. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize for Literature several times and the Czech PEN Club created a literary award in his name. He died of pneumonia in 1938.

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