Karel Capek - War with the Newts

[BlackCat]

Browsing a bookstand, I stumbeld over a copy of this book that I last read some 30 years ago. Back then, it was a mere SF book to me, but that wasn't exactly the authors idea.

Just out of curiosity - does the book describe fascim, nazism, socialism or maybe all of them ? What do you think ?

Edit : could a mod pease remove one of the W's in the thread title - I don't care wich one

[Japher]

yeah, and replace it with an "i"

Never heard of the book

Ken Follet has a sequel to Pillars of the Earth... I can't wait to afford it!

[BlackCat]

Well, it isn't exactly a new book - it was written in 1936.

About the author - he, or rather his brother, invented the word robot - he might be remebered for that if his other work are forgotten .

[onodera]

It's a great book. I think it can be applied to any threat we are not paying enough attention to.
For example, in this decade, the newts are the Chinese.

[Theben]

or Newt Gengrich.