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R.U.R. (Rossum's Universal Robots) A Fantastic Melodrama in Three Acts and an Epilogue

R.U.R. (Rossum's Universal Robots) A Fantastic Melodrama in Three Acts and an Epilogue

by Čapek, Karel, 1890-1938

BookID: 59112

Language:English

Translator:Playfair, Nigel, 1874-1934; Selver, Paul, 1888-1970

Reading Level:Reading ease score: 80.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.

Copyright Status:Public domain in the USA.

Robots -- DramaScience fiction playsCzech drama -- Translations into English

Description

"R.U.R. (Rossum's Universal Robots)" by Karel Čapek is a science fiction play written in 1920. It introduced the word "robot" to the English language. The play is set in a factory that produces artificial workers from synthetic organic matter—living beings of flesh and blood who serve humanity. When Helena arrives to advocate for robot liberation, she encounters a world transformed by these artificial beings. But the very universality of robots may present an unforeseen danger to humanity itself. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Class:PG: Language and Literatures: Slavic (including Russian), Languages and Literature

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