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A superb comic masterpiece and fierce parable of the Russian Revolution by the author of The Master and Margarita. With a new introduction by Andrey Kurov A rich, successful Moscow professor befriends a stray dog and attempts a scientific first by transplanting into the testicles and pituitary gland of a recently deceased man. A distinctly worryingly human animal is now on the loose, and the professor's hitherto respectable life becomes a nightmare beyond endurance. An absurd and superbly comic story, this classic novel can also be read as a fierce parable of the Russian Revolution.
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The Heart of a Dog, Michail Bulgakow
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- Released
- 2009
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- Title
- The Heart of a Dog
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Michail Bulgakow
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Released
- 2009
- Format
- Paperback
- ISBN10
- 1784873748
- ISBN13
- 9781784873745
- Series
- Tags
- Fiction, Nature, Fantasy, Animals, Science Fiction, Classics, Short Stories, Politics, Fun, Gifts for men, Russia, Adapted for Film, Dogs, Novellas, Social Critique, Russian Literature, Psychological novels, Satire, Bilingual Edition, Communism, Soviet Union, Transformation, Surrealism, Experiments (Science), Fantastic, Moscow, Stories About Dogs, Humorous Sci-Fi, Man and Dog, Grotesque, Allegory, Transplantation
- First published
- 1925
- Original title
- Собачье сердце (Sobačje sjerdce)
- Rating
- 3.95 out of 5
- Description
- A superb comic masterpiece and fierce parable of the Russian Revolution by the author of The Master and Margarita. With a new introduction by Andrey Kurov A rich, successful Moscow professor befriends a stray dog and attempts a scientific first by transplanting into the testicles and pituitary gland of a recently deceased man. A distinctly worryingly human animal is now on the loose, and the professor's hitherto respectable life becomes a nightmare beyond endurance. An absurd and superbly comic story, this classic novel can also be read as a fierce parable of the Russian Revolution.