Commissioned by Magasin 3 Stockholm Konsthall, a member of the FACE Association (Foundation of Arts for a Contemporary Europe), the Swedish author Jonas Hassen Khemiri drew his inspiration from Franz Kafka's short story Investigations of a Dog (1922) to write As you would have told it to me (sort of) if we had known each other before you died. This new short story also echoes the artworks – reproduced in the book – by the 36 international artists of the touring exhibition Investigations of a Dog organized by FACE in 2009 – 2011. Four other short stories – especially written for the project by Aristide Antonas, Rui Cardoso Martins, Emmanuelle Pagano, and Tiziano Scarpa – and an exhibition catalogue are published simultaneously. Jonas Hassen Khemiri is one of the last decade's most acclaimed Swedish writers. His work has been translated into numerous languages including French, German, Dutch, and English. Published with FACE (Foundation of Arts for a Contemporary Europe). Swedish text.