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Gulliver cannot imagine his life without traveling, he is an adventurer and his goal is not to learn or find out anything, but to experience numerous adventures.
This is an accusation, a slander, a personal insult. This is not a book, in the ordinary sense of the word. No, this is a continuous insult, a spit in the face of Art, a foot in the tur against God, Man, Fate, Time, Love, Beauty...whatever you want.
The trip to the Karst is a small episode in the hero's life, but it perfectly revives the spirit of the turn of the century that is best characterized by Hans Driesch, a scientist, future philosopher, and founder of vitalism.
The novel is based on the writer's experiences in Shanghai during World War II and in the Civilian Collection Center in Lunghua, where he was interned from 1942 to 1945. Steven Spielberg made a film of the same name based on the script by Tom Stoppard.
The title Dogs in the Market is a key metaphor for the world of power, politics, intrigue and the struggle for survival.