by Franz Kafka
First published 2018
A solitary dog becomes consumed with understanding the strange rituals that govern his world. He observes his fellow canines performing inexplicable behaviors and follows customs whose origins no one can explain. The dog begins a methodical investigation, determined to uncover the truth behind these practices. He questions everything from feeding habits to social hierarchies, seeking logical explanations where none seem to exist. His relentless pursuit of knowledge isolates him from his community, as other dogs accept their traditions without question. The deeper he digs, the more elusive the answers become. His investigation reveals the fundamental impossibility of truly knowing anything with certainty, leaving him trapped between ignorance and an unreachable truth.
Genres: animals, literary-fiction, 20th-century, dogs
Vibes: intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: isolation, unreliable-narrator
Period: 20th-Century
34 pages · Paperback · Independently published