num_pages: 58
description: R.U.R.--written in 1920--garnered worldwide acclaim for its author and popularized the word "Robot." Mass-produced, efficient and servile labor, Čapek's Robots remember everything, but lack creative thought, and the Utopian life they provide ultimately lacks meaning. When the Robots revolt, killing all but one of their masters, they must attempt to learn the secret of self-duplication. But their attempts at replication leave them with nothing but bloody chunks of meat. It's not until two robots fall in love and are christened "Adam" and "Eve" by the last surviving human that Nature emerges triumphant.
language: English
title: R.U.R.
titlecomplete: R.U.R.
characters: Primus (robot), Alquist, Dr. Hallemeier, Helena Glory, Harry Domin, Dr. Gall, Sulla (robot), Ing. Fabry, Helena (robot), Konzul Busman
genres: Science Fiction, Classics, School, Drama, Czech Literature, Plays, Robots, Fiction, Dystopia, Theatre
ratings_count: 13591
awards: awardedAt: 1641024000000
name: NBDB National Book Awards
category: Translated Book
publisher: Dover Publications, Inc.