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RUR & War with the Newts

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title RUR & War with the Newts
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Karel Capek
SeriesS.F. Masterworks
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:368
Dimensions(mm): Height 197,Width 132
Category/GenreScience fiction
ISBN/Barcode 9780575099456
ClassificationsDewey:891.8625
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher Orion Publishing Co
Imprint Gateway
Publication Date 13 October 2011
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

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 Rossum's Universal Robots, seen by many as a modern interpretation of the 'golem' myth, is regarded as the most important play in the history of SF. It introduced the word 'robot' and gave the genre one of its most enduring tropes.

Author Biography

Karel Capek (1890-1938) was one of the most important Czech writers of the 20th 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.

Reviews

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 *