Karel Čapek

War with the newts

Válka s mloky

wylan

Sophia Melchor

Satirische utopie over kwaadaardige salamanders, waarin de auteur de wereld op de drempel van de Tweede Wereldoorlog op de hak neemt.

War with the Newts

Joline Hordijk

Joshua Line

Veronika Mácová

War with the Newts (1936) is Karel Capek's darkly humorous allegory of early twentieth-century Czech politics. Captain van Toch discovers a colony of newts in Sumatra which can not only be taught to trade and use tools, but also to speak. As the rest of the world learns of the creatures and their wonderful capabilities, it is clear that this new species is ripe for exploitation - they can be traded in their thousands, will do the work no human wants to do, and can fight - but the humans have given no thought to the terrible consequences of their actions.

Amro Gebreel

War with the newts

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