Investigations of a Dog: And Other Creatures

Description

Animals, strange beasts, bureaucrats, businessmen, and nightmares populate this collection of stories by Franz Kafka. These matchless short works, all unpublished during Kafka’s lifetime, range from the gleeful dialogue between a cat and a mouse in “Little Fable” to the absurd humor of “Investigations of a Dog,” from the elaborate waking nightmare of “Building the Great Wall of China” to the creeping unease of “The Burrow,” where a nameless creature’s labyrinthine hiding place turns into a trap of fear and paranoia.
Binding Type: Paperback
Contributors: Franz Kafka,Michael Hofmann (Translator)
Published: 05/23/2017
Publisher: New Directions Publishing Corporation
ISBN: 9780811226899
Pages: 244
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 0.70″ H x 7.90″ L x 5.10″ W

About the Author
Kafka, Franz: – Franz Kafka (1883-1924) was one of the most important writers of the twentieth century. His major novels include The Trial, The Castle, and Amerika.Hofmann, Michael: – The award-winning translator Michael Hofmann has also translated works by Jenny Erpenbeck, Gert Hofmann, Franz Kafka, Heinrich von Kleist, and Joseph Roth for New Directions. His translation of Kairos by Jenny Erpenbeck was awarded the International Booker Prize in 2024.