La guerra de las salamandras

La guerra de las salamandras

La guerra de las salamandras

Karel Capek

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Editorial Verbum (PA)
Año de edición:
2020
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Mitos y leyendas narrados como ficción
ISBN:
9788490749876
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La guerra de las salamandras es una novela satírica de ciencia ficción del periodista y escritor checo Karel Capek, publicada en 1936 en Praga. En esta novela Capek narra mediante múltiples personajes los sucesos que preceden el descubrimiento de las salamandras gigantes identificadas por los científicos como Andrias Scheuchzeri, deteniéndose en la reacción de la prensa, en las respuestas que intenta la comunidad científica y en la oportunidad que ven los empresarios para utilizarlas como mano de obra barata. Así, empiezan a surgir similitudes con el colonialismo, el comercio de esclavos, la explotación laboral, la producción capitalista, el fascismo y el nacionalismo que, al estar representados por salamandras inteligentes en un orden mundial muy similar al real, adquieren un sentido irónico y satírico por los acontecimientos, a todas luces lógicos, que transcurren en consecuencia. Las salamandras son unos animales pacíficos cuyas habilidades cautivan a una humanidad que cabalga a lomos del progreso tecnológico desbocado de la entreguerra. La industria es la primera en aprovechar su enorme potencial; poco después, los gobiernos de las potencias europeas las utilizan para impulsar la industria, expandir territorios y modernizar los ejércitos. Les suministran herramientas, conocimientos, armas y un futuro del que ellas tomarán las riendas para sus propios fines.

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