- Czech Science fiction, Continental european fiction (fictional works by one author), Salamanders, Fiction
Originally written in 1936, two years before Capek's death and three years before the Nazi invasion of Czechoslovakia, War with the Newts is considered by many to be Capek's greatest book.
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Epic, plot-driven, prestige and meticulous.
- intimateepic
- character-ledplot-driven
- unpretentiousprestige
- rawmeticulous
- cooloverwhelming
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About the book
- Author
- Karel Čapek
- First published
- 1936
- Pages
- 309
- Publisher
- AMS Press, Gregg Press, Martino Fine Books
- Editions
- 75
- Language
- French, cze, Russian, German
- ISBN
- 9780141192703
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About Karel Čapek · 1890–1938
Czech writer
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