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Capek Four Plays: R. U. R.; The Insect Play; The Makropulos Case; The White Plague (World Classics)
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ISBN: 0413771903
Author: Capek, Karel
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"There was no writer like him. . . prophetic assurance mixed with surrealistic humour and hard-edged social satire: a unique combination" (Arthur Miller)This volume brings together fresh new translations of four of his most popular plays, more than ever relevant today. In R. U. R., the Robot - an idea apek was the first to invent - gradually takes over all aspects of human existence except procreation; The Insect Play is a satirical fable in which beetles, butterflies and ants give dramatic form to different philosophies of life; The Makropulos Case is a fantasy about human mortality, finally celebrating the average lifespan; The White Plague is a savage and anguished satire against fascist dictatorship and the virus of inhumanity.
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Capek Four Plays: R. U. R.; The Insect Play; The Makropulos Case; The White Plague (World Classics)