May

5 best books like May (Karel Hynek Mácha): R.U.R., War with the Newts, Divá Bára, The Pit and the Pendulum and Other Stories, Dášeňka, čili život štěněte

R.U.R.

Author	Karel Čapek
ISBN	0486419266

R.U.R.--written in 1920--garnered worldwide acclaim for its author and popularized the word "Robot." Mass-produced, efficient and servile labor, Čapek's Robots remember everything, but lack creative thought, and the Utopian life they provide ultimately lacks meaning. When the Robots revolt,...

War with the Newts

Author	Karel Čapek
ISBN	0945774109

Faking News! Newts Trump Humans!

I'd become rather blasé when it comes to apocalyptic science fiction. I thought I knew them all, those brave new worlds that writers invent to symbolise the immediate danger of human self-destruction out of sheer stupidity?

Think again, Lisa!

The...

Divá Bára

Author

Božena Němcová

Postava Báry je sama o sobě docela zajímavá a dalo by se z ní vytěžit vcelku dost, bohužel Němcová se drží své romantické vlny, takže všechno musí skočit svatbou a tím to pro dnešní dobu ztrácí kouzlo. Stejně tak původní jazyk plný dialektu ubírá na srozumitelnosti (i...

The Pit and the Pendulum and Other Stories

Author	Edgar Allan Poe
ISBN	0670887250

This award-winning collection of adapted classic literature and original stories develops reading skills for low-beginning through advanced students.
Accessible language and carefully controlled vocabulary build students' reading confidence.
Introductions at the beginning of...

Dášeňka, čili život štěněte

Author

Karel Čapek

Een enorm zoet en schattig boek over een kleine pup genaamd Dasja. In het eerste stuk zien we hoe Dasja opgroeid van kleine hummel naar iets met veel energie en veel brutaliteit. Ik vond het heerlijk om deze stukjes te lezen en de illustraties maakten alles nog leuker. Ook de volgende hoofdstukken waren...