Originally written in 1936, two years before Capek's death and
three years before the Nazi invasion of Czechoslovakia, War with
the Newts is considered by many to be Capek's greatest book.
Working in the "fantastic" satiric tradition of Wells, Orwell, and
Vonnegut, Capek chronicles the discovery of a colony of highly
intelligent giant salamanders off the coast of an Indonesian
island. Capek sardonically details all the reactions of the
civilized world - from horror to skepticism, from intellectual
fascination to mercantile opportunism - and the ultimate
destruction from which it (and the newts) might not escape.
General
| Imprint: |
Catbird Press
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Release date: |
August 2001 |
| First published: |
February 1990 |
| Authors: |
Karel Capek
|
| Dimensions: |
213 x 140 x 18mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback
|
| Pages: |
241 |
| Edition: |
New edition |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-945774-10-5 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
General & literary fiction >
Modern fiction
|
| LSN: |
0-945774-10-9 |
| Barcode: |
9780945774105 |
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