FANTASY
AN. ATOMIC PHANTASY: KRAKATIT. By Karel Capek. (Translated by Lawrence Hyde), George Allen and Unwin. N.Z, price, 9/6. FIRST published in England in 1925 as Krakatit, and now reprinted (yet if this is so, why do the page headings read An Explosive Phantasy?), this story is about the intrigues that a young Czech engineer lands himself in when he discovers how to liberate atomic energy. The publishers say "it is a revealing experience to read this work of ‘Capek’s prophetic genius." It is recommended that readers test this statement for themselves-though a warning about the magazine-story writing is fair enough. It§ sedative qualities are unmistakable. It is impossible to say what proportions of blame must be shared by
author and translator.
F.
S.
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 20, Issue 506, 4 March 1949, Page 19
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124FANTASY New Zealand Listener, Volume 20, Issue 506, 4 March 1949, Page 19
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