false <![CDATA[Heart of a Dog]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171671887m/113205.jpg 113205 35 This early novella from Mikhail Bulgakov, published in 1925, already shows the surreal comic genius that later produced <i>The Master and Margarita</i>, the writer's masterpiece. A kind of Frankenstein parable, <i>Heart of a Dog</i> is the story of a stray dog that gains a human intelligence after a prominent Moscow professor transplants human glands into the unfortunate canine's body. 2470656 book 1968 Heart of a Dog total:1533|5:475|4:607|3:382|2:63|1:6| 1533 6081 2004 119 4 5 false false Thu Dec 06 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Tue Nov 13 13:10:03 -0800 2007 Sat Nov 07 12:08:28 -0800 2009 The Master and Margarita (his more famous book, which is on my to-read list), Heart of a Dog upset the Communist sensibilities so much that it was banned in Russia until the 80s. That should give some indication of the flippancy of this book, though it was...more...]]> 2 1 false false Thu May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Jul 02 14:10:20 -0700 2008 Thu Jul 03 12:14:12 -0700 2008
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Professor Preobrazhensky is searching for a way to restore youth. In his research p...more...]]> 3 0 false true Sun Sep 14 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Apr 29 14:42:22 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 29 14:43:29 -0700 2009 1 Before starting the nove...more...]]> 5 1 false false Thu Jan 03 18:50:49 -0800 2008 Sat Jan 05 11:00:01 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 1 false false Tue Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 1998 Mon Aug 06 10:18:18 -0700 2007 Mon Aug 06 10:29:55 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 1 false false Mon May 04 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 18 21:19:01 -0700 2009 Mon May 04 16:57:07 -0700 2009
I'm still not sure why the doctor even bothered giving the dog the t...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Mar 24 00:19:18 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 31 21:09:07 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false false Sat Dec 29 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Tue Dec 25 15:20:57 -0800 2007 Thu Apr 10 15:04:23 -0700 2008 The Master and Margarita, I don’t feel like I fully get this book, and yet I still really enjoyed it. I guess in some ways, that’s a ringing endorsement! Seriously, though, I would recommend this. Especially to people I suspect are smarter th...more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat May 16 05:56:30 -0700 2009 Tue May 26 15:05:10 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Jan 22 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 26 18:35:56 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 26 18:39:00 -0800 2009
I don't want to give away much of the story. Suffice to say that Bulgakov sets his story in Moscow in 19...more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Nov 10 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Jul 27 13:39:20 -0700 2009 Wed Nov 11 22:27:17 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Oct 23 15:06:36 -0700 2008 Tue Apr 21 13:37:44 -0700 2009
Omar is wed to Russia both through a personal fascination, and through the woman he has chosen to l...more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Nov 24 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 23 15:19:16 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 25 22:20:05 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Jan 26 13:57:12 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 26 14:02:50 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 true false Mon Feb 09 09:53:39 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 09 09:59:33 -0800 2009
One day, Soviet scientist Philip Philippovich transforms Sharik into a man.

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