{"product_id":"a-dogs-heart-a-monstrous-story-paperback","title":"A Dog's Heart: A Monstrous Story - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMikhail Bulgakov\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eA. S. Byatt\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThrough surreal, often grotesque humour, Bulgakov gives an ingenious new twist to the \"Frankenstein\" parable, in a new translation of one of the most popular satires on the Russian Revolution and on Soviet society\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHaving been scalded by boiling water earlier that day, and with little chance to survive the severe winter night, a stray dog is left for dead on the streets. Lamenting his fate, he is ill-prepared for the chance arrival of a wealthy professor who befriends him and takes him home. However, it seems the professor's motives are not entirely altruistic--an expert in medical experimentation, he sees his new charge as the potential subject for a bizarre operation, and implants glands from a dead criminal in the dog. The resulting half-man, half-beast is, as to be expected, a monstrosity, yet one that fits in remarkably well with Soviet society.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMikhail Bulgakov\u003c\/b\u003e is best known for \u003ci\u003eThe Master and Margarita\u003c\/i\u003e, widely hailed as one of the greatest novels of the 20th century. \u003cb\u003eA. S. Byatt\u003c\/b\u003e is the acclaimed Booker-prize winning author of such works as \u003ci\u003eThe Biographer's Tale\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Children's Book\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLittle Black Book of Stories\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003ePossession\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 130\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 7.6 x 4.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 01, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51770109886752,"sku":"9781843914020","price":12.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/e7593b7658033267dd52abdd524a7458.webp?v=1780364592","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/a-dogs-heart-a-monstrous-story-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}