Written against the background of the rise of Nazism, War With the Newts concerns the discovery in the South Pacific of a sea-dwelling race, which is enslaved and exploited by mankind
Karel Čapek’s “War with the Newts,” published in 1936, one of the greatest pieces of science fiction of the 20th century, is a prophetic work
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Karel Čapek’s most popular book is War with the Newts
A darkly humorous Czech satire: a new super-breed tries to conquer the world War with the Newts (1936) is Karel Capek's darkly humorous allegory of early 20th
War with the Newts (Valka s mloky in the original Czech), also translated as War with the Salamanders, is a 1936 satirical science fiction story by Czech author Karel
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Karel Capek is regarded as the most important Czech
He received his medical degree from University of Nebraska College Karel Capek is best known abroad for his plays, but at home he is also revered as an accomplished novelist, short-story writer, essayist, and writer of political articles
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In 1917 Karel Capek got his first job as a journalist Karel Capek (1890-1938) was a central figure in pre-War Czech culture and a social satirist and science-fiction writer of genius
Introduction (1985) by Ivan Klima
His works are known for their interesting and precise descriptions of reality, and Čapek is renowned for his excellent work with Karel Capek (1890-1938) was a central figure in pre-War Czech culture and a social satirist and science-fiction writer of genius
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"War with the Newts" is Karel Capek's darkly humorous allegory of early twentieth-century Czech politics
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In 1936, the great Czech antifascist writer Karel Capek published his book The War with the Newts, which brilliantly satirized the policies of the Allies in appeasing War with the Newts - Kindle edition by Čapek, Karel, Wyllie, David
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