{"product_id":"capek-four-plays-karel-capek-9780413771902","title":"Capek Four Plays: R. U. R.; The Insect Play; The Makropulos Case; The White Plague","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"There was no writer like him. . . prophetic assurance mixed with surrealistic humour and hard-edged social satire: a unique combination\" (Arthur Miller) \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis 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 ﾇ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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Karel Capek, Capek\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0413771903\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780413771902\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e A\u0026amp;c Black 3pl\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/13\/1999\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.90d","brand":"Karel Capek","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44045150355711,"sku":"9780413771902","price":32.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_746aacc3-a9fe-4005-a8dc-f7a9974ab22a.jpg?v=1684977031","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/capek-four-plays-karel-capek-9780413771902","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}