|
A Dog's Heart
Paperback
Main Details
| Title |
A Dog's Heart
|
| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Mikhail Afanasevich Bulgakov
|
|
Translated by Antonina W. Bouis
|
| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback | | Dimensions(mm): Height 198,Width 128 |
|
| Category/Genre | Classic fiction (pre c 1945) |
|---|
| ISBN/Barcode |
9781847495686
|
| Classifications | Dewey:891.7342 |
|---|
| Audience | |
|---|
|
Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Alma Books Ltd
|
| Imprint |
Alma Classics
|
| Publication Date |
1 January 2016 |
| Publication Country |
United Kingdom
|
Description
When a stray dog dying on the streets of Moscow is taken in by a wealthy professor, he is subjected to medical experiments in which he receives various transplants of human organs. As he begins to transform into a rowdy, unkempt human by the name of Poligraf Poligrafovich Sharikov, his actions distress the professor and those surrounding him, although he finds himself accepted into the ranks of the Soviet state.A parodic reworking of the Frankenstein myth and a vicious satire of the Communist revolution and the concept of the New Soviet man, A Dog's Heart was banned by the censors in 1925 and circulated only in samizdat form. Nowadays this hugely entertaining tale has become very popular in Russia, and has inspired many adaptations across the world.
Author Biography
Russian novelist and dramatist Mikhail Bulgakov (1891--1940) is one of the foremost satirists of the twentieth century and is most famous for The Master and Margarita.
|
