The Absolute at Large by Capek, Karel

The Absolute at Large (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780803264595)

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The Absolute at Large by Capek, Karel

The Absolute at Large

$17.95
The Absolute at Large by Capek, Karel

The Absolute at Large

$17.95
Format: Paperback
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In this satirical classic, a brilliant scientist invents the Karburator, a reactor that can create abundant and practically free energy. However, the Karburator's superefficient energy production also yields a powerful by-product. The machine works by completely annihilating matter and in so doing releases the Absolute, the spiritual essence held within all matter, into the world. Infected by the heady, pure Absolute, the world's population becomes consumed with religious and national fervor, the effects of which ultimately cause a devastating global war. Set in the mid-twentieth century, The Absolute at Large questions the ethics and rampant spread of power, mass production, and atomic weapons that Karel Capek saw in the technological and political revolutions occurring around him. Stephen Baxter provides an introduction for this Bison Books edition.

Author: Karel Capek
ISBN-10: 0803264593
ISBN-13: 9780803264595
Publisher: Bison Books
Language: English
Published: 01/01/2006
Pages: 248
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.63lbs
Size: 8.12h x 5.50w x 0.58d

Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 11/01/2005 pg. 128
By Karel Capek
By Karel Capek
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Karel Capek (1890-1938) was an acclaimed Czech author of novels, plays, essays, political writings, and short stories. His works include R.U.R., the famous play in which Capek coined the word "robot." Stephen Baxter is the author of several science-fiction works, including the Philip K. Dick Award-winning Vacuum Diagrams, and the coauthor, along with Arthur C. Clarke, of The Light of Other Days.

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