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Investigations of a Dog

  • Imprint: Penguin Classics

  • ISBN: 9780241339305

  • Length: 64  Pages

  • Dimensions: 160mm x 5mm x 110mm

  • Weight: 50g

  • RRP: £1.00

Investigations of a Dog

'If I think about it, and I have the time and inclination and capacity to do so, we dogs are an odd lot.'

How does a dog see the world? How do any of us? In this playful and enigmatic story of a canine philosopher, Kafka explores the limits of knowledge.

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  • Imprint: Penguin Classics

  • ISBN: 9780241339305

  • Length: 64  Pages

  • Dimensions: 160mm x 5mm x 110mm

  • Weight: 50g

  • RRP: £1.00

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About the Author

Franz Kafka

Franz Kafka (1883-1924) was born of Jewish parents in Prague. Several of his story collections were published in his lifetime and his novels, The Trial, The Castle, and Amerika, were published posthumously by his editor Max Brod.

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