The Czech author Karel Capek (1890-1938) was a noted novelist, playwright, and essayist. He was perhaps the best-known Czech literary figure of the 1920s and 1930s. Born in northeastern Bohemia on Jan. 9, 1890, Karel Capek was the son of a physician. He...
Karel Capek is regarded as the most important Czech writer before World War II. He worked in many capacities: he was a man of the theater, a translator, a journalist, an essayist, a fiction writer, and an organizer of cultural activities. His views incli...
Karel Capek is regarded as the most important Czech writer before World War II. He worked in many capacities: he was a man of the theater, a translator, a journalist, an essayist, a fiction writer, and an organizer of cultural activities. His views incli...
War with the Newts (Válka s mloky in the original Czech), also translated as War with the Salamanders, is a satirical science fiction story by Czech author Karel...
The War With the Newts Karel Capek, Evanston, IL, Notheastern University Press, 1937 A drunken sea captain discovers a race of intelligent marine salamanders living off the coast of Tanah Masa island. He believes that they can be put to use as pearl...
Byline: Tom Horgen; Staff Writer; Jahna Peloquin Fashion on stage in 'War With the Newts' In Minneapolis, art tends to collide with fashion. Take local design veteran Andrew Schiff's Kabuki-inspired costumes for Sandbox Theatre's absurdist production "War With the Newts." No doubt...
