RUR
Dec 2013 · Hachette UK
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R.U.R. - 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 self-duplication. It is not until two Robots fall in love and are christened "Adam" and "Eve" by the last surviving human that Nature emerges triumphant.
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3.5
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Simon Impey
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October 21, 2014
This starts with good promise but unfortunately descends into an irritating farce. For fans of Asimov's robot fiction, you will find two key themes briefly touched on here which are of course relevant to our modern era. What is interesting in this play, is that rather than exploring the themes rationally or logically (a lá Asimov), it uses 1920's language and dramatisation. I personally find this to be quite irritating as I find the characters whimsical and ineffective, but I'm sure some may enjoy.
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Arnob Sarkar
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October 10, 2017
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About the author
Karel Capek (1890-1938)
Karel Capek was one of the most important Czech writers of the twentieth 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.
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