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.
| ISBN: | 9781847492289 |
| Publication date: | 20th January 2012 |
| Author: | Bulgakov, Mikhail |
| Publisher: | Oneworld Classics |
| Format: | Ebook |
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.
Dog's Heart features in the following genres: Modern and Contemporary Fiction, Classic fiction: general and literary, Fiction in translation
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Dog's Heart was written by Bulgakov, Mikhail and published by Oneworld Classics