{"product_id":"9798986614687","title":"R.U.R.","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLong before there was \u003ci\u003eTerminator \u003c\/i\u003eand Skynet, there was R.U.R., the Czech classic that gave us the word \"robot\".\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe R.U.R. Factory, far from humanity\non its own island, has produced the perfect product: Robots! Devoid\nof pain, love, and all human emotion, never tiring, never bored,\nunfazed by death they are the ideal worker for modern-day society!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll of this is about to change, and\nonly Helena can see it. She is condemned to remain alone in her\ndread, as all of society embraces the robots and the automatons'\npresence increases. However, there has been a glitch in the\nprogramming. All of our assumptions may have been wrong. The robots\nmay indeed feel pain. They may harbor passions and hatred, and the\nRobot Revolution may be near!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n\n\n\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs retold and drawn by the young,\naward-winning Czech graphic novelist, \u003cb\u003eKaterina Cupová\u003c\/b\u003e, this seminal\ndystopian work by \u003cb\u003eKarel Čapek\u003c\/b\u003e (which gave us the word “robot”)\nmakes the reader question the notions of work and progress and\nhumanity itself. Through  Cupová's deft hand, \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eR.U.R.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e Is a sight to\nbehold.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Katerina Cupova","offers":[{"title":"Rosarium Publishing |  Hardback  |  2024-11-15","offer_id":45663914885375,"sku":"9798986614687","price":42.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0329\/9075\/7001\/files\/9798986614687.jpg?v=1723736017","url":"https:\/\/riverbookshop.com\/products\/9798986614687","provider":"River Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}