Karel Capek

RUR & War with the Newts

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Produktbeschreibung

Two dystopian satires from one of the most distinguished writers of 20th-century European science fiction. R.U.R. is the work that first introduced the word 'robot' into popular usage.

Produktdetails

• S.F. Masterworks
• Verlag: Gollancz / Orion Publishing Group
• Seitenzahl: 368
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. Oktober 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 198mm x 130mm x 27mm
• Gewicht: 257g
• ISBN-13: 9780575099456
• ISBN-10: 0575099453
• Artikelnr.: 33314441

Autorenporträt

Karel Capek (1890-1938) was one of the most important Czech writers of the twentieth century and a major voice in early European science fiction. His work traversed many genres, and his most famous play, R.U.R., introduced the word 'robot' into popular usage. He died on Christmas Day 1938.

Rezensionen

Two cautionary (and visionary) tales that show us full well that man is at the top of the evolutionary chain through no real merit of his own. Graeme Flory GRAEME'S FANTASY BOOK REVIEW Blog 20111117