For 10 points—name this author of War With the Newts and R.U.R.
In one of his books, the title characters are brought from the South Pacific to do manual labor, but start to sink the continents in order to be more comfortable. In another, (*) Alquist is unable to make his formula work again in a play by this man, which ends after Dr. Gall and Helena admit that the new creations, such as Primus, have souls. For 10 points—name this author of War With the Newts and R.U.R.
In one of his books, the title characters are brought from the South Pacific to do manual labor, but start to sink the continents in order to be more comfortable.
Karel Capek