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...
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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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Váhala jsem po prvních stánkách, ale pak jsem se chytla a začalo mne to bavit. Velice vizionářské dílo, klasika která snad zestárla jenom stylem psaní.
Autentičnosti románu napomáhá autorova schopnost měnit styl psaní, fiktivní novinová část, či použití neexistujících jazyků.
Ačkoliv má Válka s mloky některé atributy sci-fi žánru, stal se tento román mementem varujícím před hrozbou lidské lhostejnosti, fanatismu a touhy po moci.