Russian Texts: Bulgakov: Heart of a Dog (Paperback)

from DRFP

As much a piece of early 20th century science fiction as it is a critique of the early Soviet system. Bulgakov's novella has wonderfully light prose, in comparison to so many Russian authors of this era, and his writing shines. Yet whilst it's all very nice and easy to read the story did disappoi...

from jonfaith

There is a photograph of me sitting in a gutter in Paris reading this novel. I am rather skinny in the photo. What isn't conveyed is that I was losing my mind. I was abroad and it was a mistake. There was considerable business requiring my immediate attention back home. There I was. All was resol...

from ConnieJo

Great novella! It was a great comedy, until it got sad. Loved the comment on human nature towards the end, and especially loved how they solved the problem of Sharikov. I didn't think any of that would end well. I had been putting off reading Heart of a Dog for years, as I loved Master and Margar...

from BayardUS

One of my least favorite clichés in science fiction is man going "too far" with scientific advancement, with some new technology or process causing unintended horrors. Oryx & Crake, Jurassic Park, Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang, and of course The Island of Dr. Moreau (as well as many others) tel...

from Widsith

My favourite kind of satire is not laugh-out-loud funny; it's unsettling, and disturbing, and beautifully weird. Bulgakov brings it, with this short and vicious fable about a dog who is implanted with the genitals and pituitary gland of a deceased convict, transforming him into a bestial hybrid. ...