{"product_id":"capek-four-plays-r-u-r-the-insect-play-the-makropulos-case-the-white-plague-world-classics-0413771903","title":"Capek Four Plays: R. U. R.; The Insect Play; The Makropulos Case; The White Plague (World Classics)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0413771903\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Capek, Karel\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mia Karts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51859903775008,"sku":"NEW0413771903","price":25.09,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0980\/7426\/3840\/files\/71RvV1UdbDL.jpg?v=1781595933","url":"https:\/\/miakarts.com\/products\/capek-four-plays-r-u-r-the-insect-play-the-makropulos-case-the-white-plague-world-classics-0413771903","provider":"Miakarts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}