Plot Introduction
The novel describes a legend consisting of eight tales the pastoral and pacifist Dogs recite as they pass down an oral legend of a creature known as Man. Each tale is preceded by doggish notes and learned discussion.
An editor's preface notes that after each telling of the legend the pups ask many questions:
- "What is Man?" they'll ask.
- Or perhaps: "What is a city?"
- Or: "What is a war?
- There is no positive answer to any of these questions."
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