6/11/2023 0 Comments R.U.R. by Karel Čapek![]() Gentlemen, it was a great thing.” ~ Karel Čapek, R.U.R Suddenly I'm conscious of a million sensations buzzing in me like bees in a hive. ![]() “It was a great thing to be a human being. ![]() Through his unforgettable works, he expressed his concern for violence in the world, absolute power, and greed, trying to find hope through humor and warning his countrymen of a looming darkness that culminated in WWII. Čapek is noted for his influence on modern Czech literature as well as the development of Czech as a written language. Many of his works debate ethical aspects of industrial inventions including mass production, nuclear weapons, and artificial intelligence. ( Rossum's Universal Robots), which made famous the word “robot” and centers on machines dominating the human race with the threat of extinction. ![]() His plays appeared on Broadway soon after debuting in Prague, and his books have been translated into many languages. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize for Literature and called a forerunner to such renowned science fiction writers as George Orwell and Aldous Huxley. Known as a playwright, novelist, short story writer, journalist, children’s author, biographer, and essayist, he wrote on such topics as nationalism, totalitarianism, and consumerism. ![]() This year marks the 125th anniversary of the birth of Czech writer Karel Čapek (Janu– December 25, 1938). “Nothing is stranger to man than his own image.” ~ Karel Čapek, R.U.R. ![]()
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