
War with the Newts
by Karel Capek
One of the great anti-utopian satires of the twentieth century, an inspiration to writers from Orwell to Vonnegut, at last in a modern translation. 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.
Product Details
Author: Karel Capek
Language: English
Edition: (Edition: First Edition. first thus)
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Northwestern University Press
Release Date: 1985-01-01
Pages: 348
ISBN: 0810106639
ISBN13: 9780810106635