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RUR (Rossum's Universal Robots) - A Fantastic Melodrama in Three Acts and an Epilogue - cover

RUR (Rossum's Universal Robots) - A Fantastic Melodrama in Three Acts and an Epilogue

Karel Čapek

Translator Paul Selver, Nigel Playfair

Publisher: Good Press

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"R.U.R. (Rossum's Universal Robots)" by Karel Čapek (translated by Nigel Playfair, Paul Selver). Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.
Available since: 11/14/2023.
Print length: 59 pages.

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