num_pages: 197
description: A dramatic and dreamlike portrait details the author's memories of his homeland in Bonnievale, South Africa, where he details the ouvalk--the moons, stars, trees, and shrubs that are petrified shamans--and death dancers who change themselves into rocks, invisible to those who invade the land. 15,000 first printing.
language: English
title: Dog Heart: A Memoir
titlecomplete: Dog Heart: A Memoir
genres: Africa, South Africa
ratings_count: 34
publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt