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War with the Newts

Penguin Modern Classics

By (author) Karel Capek
Format: Paperback / softback
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd, London, United Kingdom
Imprint: Penguin Classics
Published: 6th May 2010
Dimensions: w 129mm h 198mm d 20mm
Weight: 258g
ISBN-10: 0141192704
ISBN-13: 9780141192703
Barcode No: 9780141192703
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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.

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