Apocryphal Stories - Softcover

Round, Dora; Capek, Karel

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0140038604 ISBN 13: 9780140038606

Publisher: Penguin Classics, 1975

Synopsis

Karel Capek's play R U R , introduced the word "robot" into many languages; but the work of this great Czech writer included novels, short stories, political comment and much else. This delightful collection of vignettes was published posthumously in Prague at the end of the Second World War, and one wonders why such telling scenes in the lives of classical figures have been excluded from the ordinary history books.

About this title

About the Author:

Karel Capek (1890-1938) was a central figure in pre-War Czech culture and a social satirist and science-fiction writer of genius. His major works include War with the Newts, The Makropoulos Affair (the basis for Janacek's opera), Nine Fairy Tales: And One More Thrown in for Good Measure, Insect Play and R.U.R., which introduced the term 'robot'.

About this edition

• Publisher: Penguin Classics
• Publication date: 1975
• ISBN 10: 0140038604
• ISBN 13: 9780140038606
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 160