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Absolute At Large eBook

by Karel Capek
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Publisher: Wildside Press LLC, January of 2023 ‧
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The Absolute at Large (Továrna na absolutno in the original Czech, literally translated as The Factory for the Absolute), is a science fiction novel written by Czech author Karel apek in 1922. The first sentence opens the story on New Year''s Day 1943 -- a future date at the time of writing -- and describes the fundamental transformations in society as the result of a new mystical source of virtually free energy.

Absolute At Large

by Karel Capek

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ISBN: 9781667661117
Publisher: Wildside Press LLC
Release Date: January of 2023
Language: English
Format: eBook
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Categories: eBooks in English > Fiction > Science fiction
EAN: 9781667661117
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Karel Capek

Karel Čapek (Malé Svatonovice, January 9, 1890 – Prague, December 25, 1938). Czech novelist, playwright, and director. Known for his play performed in 1921, R. U. R. (Rossum's Universal Robots), the most famous of which, is where he invented the word ROBOT. He also wrote the satire "Power and Glory" and the drama "The World We Live In"He graduated from the University of Prague. He was also an editor for a Prague newspaper and a political essayist.
Karel Čapek is considered the greatest Czech author of the first half of the 20th century. He was Czechoslovakia's greatest novelist and a representative of its democratic spirit. His plays premiered on Broadway soon after their Prague debut, and his books have been translated into numerous languages. His texts are marked by clear and engaging writing, which makes him exceptional.
He died in the December preceding the start of World War II. His death resulted from a period of pneumonia stemming from a hunger strike and his refusal to live in his country after the Allies rejected aid to Czechoslovakia in order to protect it from Hitler. The Gestapo classified him as Public Enemy No. 2. After the war, Capek's work was reluctantly accepted by the Czech communist regime, since during his lifetime Capek had always refused to believe in the communist utopia as an alternative to the Nazi threat.

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