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Karel Čapek - War with the Newts - 1936
(lemmy.world)
cross-posted from: https://kbin.social/m/13thFloor/t/359206
Karel Čapek’s last major novel, War with the Newts, is a satirical dystopian masterpiece, both prescient and timeless, uniquely Czech and yet universal in appeal. Published in 1936, it remains one of the most thought-provoking novels ever written.
The full novel in html, courtesy of Project Gutenberg Australia
I'm guessing I didn't pick up on the deconstruction of colonialism