Karel Capek, author of the acclaimed War with the Newts, is one of the great Czechoslovak writers of the twentieth century.

Ostensibly for children, these impish stories, newly translated, can be, and should be, enjoyed by adults as well." —The Atlantic

Karel Capek, author of the acclaimed War with the Newts, is one of the great Czechoslovak writers of the twentieth century.

Ostensibly for children, these impish stories, newly translated, can be, and should be, enjoyed by adults as well." —The Atlantic

Karel Capek, author of the acclaimed War with the Newts, is one of the great Czechoslovak writers of the twentieth century.

Ostensibly for children, these impish stories, newly translated, can be, and should be, enjoyed by adults as well." —The Atlantic