num_pages: 123
description: This satirical novel tells the story of the surgical transformation of a dog into a man, and is an obvious criticism of Soviet society, especially the new rich that arose after the Bolshevik revolution.
language: English
title: Heart of a Dog
titlecomplete: Heart of a Dog
characters: Poligraph Poligraphovich Sharikov, Zinaida Prokofievna Bunina, Schwonder, Dr. Ivan Arnoldovich Bormenthal, Dr. Philip Philipovich Preobrazhensky, Darya Petrovna Ivanova
genres: Classics, Fantasy, Russia, Humor, Novels, Russian Literature, 20th Century, Literature, Fiction, Science Fiction
ratings_count: 56459
places: Moscow, Soviet Union, Russia
publisher: Grove Press