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The Heart of a Dog
by Mikhail Bulgakov
ISBN: 0802150594
ISBN-13: 9780802150592
Format: Paperback
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Summary
In this grimly comic allegory of the Russian Revolution, a Moscow professor grafts human organs onto a dog; the dog escapes, wreaking havoc for the professor and possibly for humanity.
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"...[T]he story is indeed a cuationary fable on the menace of crude, illiterate, and unprincipled creatures suddenly sexposed to learning and given status and a modicum of power." -- Helen Muchnic
-- New York Review of Books
Bibliographic Details
Publisher: Grove Pr
Published date: 1987
Size: 5.5 x 8.25 inches
Weight: 0.35 pounds
Publisher's Notes
Written in 1925 but unpublished in the Soviet Union until 1987, this hilarious, brilliantly inventive novel by the author of "The Master and Margarita" tells the story of a scroungy Moscow mongrel named Sharik. Thanks to the skills of a renowned Soviet scientist and the transplanted pituitary gland and testes of a petty criminal, Sharik is transformed into a lecherous, vulgar man who spouts Engels and inevitably finds his niche in the bureaucracy as the government official in charge of purging the city of cats.
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Heart of a Dog
Bulgakov, Mikhail
New York, New York, U.S.A.: Grove Press, 1987 Some bruising and wear to corners of wrapper.. Fourth Impression. Soft Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ( more information) Offered by A Good Read (United States)
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Heart of a Dog
Bulgakov, Mikhail
Grove Press. PAPERBACK. 0802150594 Slight wear on extremities to include slight corner curl, otherwise, Very Good trade paperback with pages clean, crisp, bright & unmarked, binding tight & straight. . Very Good. ( more information) Offered by Merlins Journals (United States)
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Feiffer, Jules
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Heart of a Dog (Qty: 41)
Mikhail Bulgakov
Grove Press, 01-Aug-1987. Paperback. NEW. Brand new item. Over 4 million customers served. Order now. Selling online since 1995. Few left in stock - order soon. Code: U20081002220745G ( more information) Offered by A1Books (United States)
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Bulgakov, Mikhail
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Bulgakov, Mikhail
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Heart of a Dog
Bulgakov, Mikhail
New York: Grove Weidenfeld, 1982 123 pages. Stated First Evergreen Edition 1982. Clean and unmarked with slight bumping to corners.. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. ( more information) Offered by Camp Hill Books (United States)
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Bulgakov, Mikhail
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Heart of a Dog
Bulgakov, Mikhail; Galati, Frank
New York, New York, U.S.A.: Grove Press, 1987 Book is NEW; unread. BOOKSMART offers free domestic shipping (media mail) on orders of three or more books.. Trade Paperback. As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ( more information) Offered by Booksmart (United States)
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