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A Dog's Heart

By Mikhail Bulgakov
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A Dog's Heart by Mikhail Bulgakov is a satirical novel that explores the boundaries of science and ethics. It tells the story of a stray dog who is transformed into a human being through a scientist's experimental surgery. The narrative delves into themes of identity and societal corruption while providing biting commentary on the socio-political climate of early Soviet Russia.
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You might enjoy this captivating tale of transformation and satire if you appreciate stories that blend science fiction with sharp social commentary. Set in Soviet Russia, it's a humorous exploration of human nature and societal norms, with vivid characters and a thought-provoking narrative that will make you reflect on the essence of humanity and the absurdities of society.

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A Dog's Heart

Features a wealthy Moscow surgeon Filip Preobrazhensky who implants the pituitary gland and testicles of a drunken petty criminal into the body of a stray dog. As the dog slowly transforms into a man, and man into a slovenly, lecherous government official, the doctor's life descends into chaos.

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A Dog's Heart by Mikhail Bulgakov is now available in a new translation, fresh to Penguin Classics.

This is Bulgakov's surreal tale of a Moscow doctor who befriends a stray dog and performs on it a human transplant—with disastrous consequences.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780140455151

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 06 September 2007

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Penguin Classics

Contributors:

  • Edited by Andrew Bromfield
  • Introduction by James Meek

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 8.0mm

Width: 128.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 112g

Pages: 144

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About the Author

Mikhail Afanasievich Bulgakov was born in 1891 in Kiev, today the capital of Ukraine. His father was a professor at the Theological Academy. After finishing high school, Bulgakov entered the Medical School of Kiev University, graduating in 1916. In 1913 he married Tatyana Lappa, who moved with him after graduation to provincial villages, where he practiced medicine. He wrote about his experiences as a doctor in his early works Notes on Cuffs and Notes of a Young Country Doctor. James Meek is a novelist, short story writer and journalist. He has published three novels, Mcfarlane Boils The Sea, Drivetime and, most recently, The People's Act of Love, which won the Ondaatje Prize. Andrew Bromfield is a regular translator from the Russian, and has translated works by Boris Akunin, Vladimir Voinovich and Irina Denezhkina, as well as titles by Victor Pelevin.

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