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 android product--they remember everything but think of nothing new. But the Utopian life they provide ultimately lacks meaning, and the humans they serve stop reproducing. When the Robots revolt, killing all but one of their masters, they must strain to learn the secret of...
A visionary work of science fiction that introduced the word "robot" Written in 1920, premiered in Prague in 1921, and first performed in N...
Karel Capek's "The Gardener's Year" is a timeless classic of wit and wisdom, sure to capture the heart and imagination of every gardener indeed, everyone who has pursued any hobby with a passion that occasionally overrides good common sense. Originally published more that fifty years ago in Czechoslovakia, it transcends the years with grace and ease. Whether Capek is talking about the lack or surfeit of rain, the fruitless search for space to plant just a few more perennials, or the unfathomable mystery of the green thumb, his words strike chord upon chord within every gardener, in every time...
Karel Capek's "The Gardener's Year" is a timeless classic of wit and wisdom, sure to capture the heart and imagination of every gardener indeed, every...
It is seldom that a practical guide to gardening attains the level of a literary masterpiece, still more seldom that a book on gardening can amuse and instruct even those who have no garden to plant., nor the faintest interest in acquiring one. The Gardener's Year is a charismatic product of Karel Capek's genius: amusing, informative, and full of a quizzical interest in people, animals and plants. In this new version, Geoffrey Newsome -the highly acclaimed translator of Capek's witty Letters from England -has captured the grace and irony of the original Czech, to produce a volume that will be...
It is seldom that a practical guide to gardening attains the level of a literary masterpiece, still more seldom that a book on gardening can amuse and...
"The Cheat" is a novel written by the Czech writer Karel apek, in 1938. It was apek's final work of fiction - and was only partially finished at the time of his death - leaving the interested reader with a truly fascinating puzzle. Karel apek (1890 - 1938) was a famous Czech novelist and playwright, who is best remembered for his influence on the genre of science fiction. Many of these earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing this classic work now in affordable, high quality, modern edition...
"The Cheat" is a novel written by the Czech writer Karel apek, in 1938. It was apek's final work of fiction - and was only partially finished at the t...
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. 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...
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 th...
Dem Theaterstuck R.U.R. von Karel Capek 1890-1938] verdankt die Welt den Begriff des "Roboter," dem bald hundert Jahre nach der Erstauffuhrung kein Mangel an Aktualitat nachgesagt werden kann. Capeks Werk galt schnell als veraltet, weil sich vor allem das Kino dem Thema der "Science Fiction" widmete und die technische Entwicklung mit der fortschreitenden Maschinisierung mechanische seelenlose Ungetume hervorbrachte. Erst in den letzten Jahren scheint Capeks ursprungliche Vision von biologischen (nicht mechanischen oder elektrischen) Robotern wieder an Aktualitat und Perspektive zu...
Dem Theaterstuck R.U.R. von Karel Capek 1890-1938] verdankt die Welt den Begriff des "Roboter," dem bald hundert Jahre nach der Erstauffuhrung kein M...
A darkly humorous Czech satire: a new super-breed tries to conquer the world... War with the Newts (1936) is Karel Capek's darkly humorous allegory of early 20th-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 wonderful capabilities, it is clear that this new species is ripe for exploitation - they can be traded in their thousands, will do the work no human wants to do, and can fight - but the humans have given no thought to the...
A darkly humorous Czech satire: a new super-breed tries to conquer the world... War with the Newts (1936) is Karel Capek's darkly humorous allegory...
