About War with the Newts
Man discovers a species of giant, intelligent newts and learns to exploit them so successfully that the newts gain skills and arms enough to challenge man’s place at the top of the animal kingdom. Along the way, Karel Capek satirizes science, runaway capitalism, fascism, journalism, militarism, even Hollywood.
- Complete Title: War with the Newts
- Format: Paperback
- Language: English
- Number of Pages: 241
- Publication Time: February 1, 1990
- Publisher: Catbird Press
- ISBN: 0945774109
- ISBN13: 9780945774105
About Karel Čapek
Karel Čapek
Karel Čapek is one of the the most influential Czech writers of the 20th century. He wrote with intelligence and humour on a wide variety of subjects. His works are known for their interesting and precise descriptions of reality, and Čapek is renowned for his excellent work with the Czech language. His play R.U.R. (Rossum’s Universal Robots) first popularized the word “robot”.
Reviews War with the Newts
Lisa
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…
Mario the lone bookwolf
How often this setting has already been used is difficult to say, but the classic evil suppression for maximum profit is as old as humanity. Innocent creatures that are enslaved by the Salamander Synd…
BlackOxford
We’re Here Because You Were ThereNot many go unscathed in the comic sarcasm of The War with the Newts: most European nationalities (Dutch and Czech in particular), Americans (especially Hollywood ty…
Glenn Russell
It’s war! Humans versus newts. And odds favor a newt victory since a number of key factors work in their favor: newts can continue fighting even after losing two-thirds of their internal organs; new…
Lilo
Satire is my favorite genre. And this book is a gem.Nowhere have I ever found a better description of homo sapiens’s boundless greed, bigotry, stunning thoughtlessness, and utter stupidity.This book…
Spencer Orey
This is one of those bizarre masterpieces that nobody could ever get published today. It’s a really bleak but clever and thoughtful take on an idea that then sees that idea allllll the way through. An…
Dream.M
میتونید دنیایی رو تصور کنید که بعد از نابودی تمام بشریت و بیشتر موجودات، سوسک ها سلطان جهان باشن؟ احتمالا تصور…
Argos
İlk sözüm; çok çok iyi bir kitap. Böyle bir eser neden bu kadar az tanınıyor, neden bir baskı ile yetinilmiş ve satışı yok anlamak mümkün değil. Sanırım telif sorunu da yok ancak sad…
Guille
La guerra de las salamandras es la típica novela que seguramente jamás leerán justo aquellos que más necesitarían leerla. Una paradoja que no llega a ser ni preocupante pues seguramente serían i…