Product details:
| ISBN13: | 9780486834085 |
| ISBN10: | 0486834085 |
| Binding: | Paperback |
| No. of pages: | 224 pages |
| Size: | 203x127 mm |
| Weight: | 182 g |
| Language: | English |
| 141 |
Category:
The Absolute at Large
Publisher: Dover Publications Inc.
Date of Publication: 30 September 2019
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GBP 10.99
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Short description:
A new source of low-cost energy infects the world with religious and nationalistic fervor in this satirical sci-fi novel, a prescient fable of the benefits and dangers of atomic power.
Long description:
"""One of the genuine masterpieces of sci-fi."" ? R. D. Mullen. With the invention of the Karburator comes an abundant source of low-cost energy ? but also a dangerous byproduct. Known as the Absolute, it infects the world's population with religious and nationalistic fervor that ignites a disastrous war. In this satirical and enduringly relevant work of science fiction, the acclaimed Czech author Karl ?apek offers a prescient fable of the benefits and dangers of atomic power."
