A Dog's Heart

Bulgakov, Mikhail Afanasevich

ISBN 10 : 1843794020 ISBN 13 : 9781843794028

Editeur : Naxos AudioBooks, 2010

Synopsis

3CD Roy Mcmillan

A propos du livre

Revue de presse :

I greatly enjoyed Roy McMillan's perfect reading of Mikhail Bulgakov's novel, A Dog's Heart. This is perfect satire commenting not just on human nature but on 1920s Russia, when communism produced some strange paradoxes. In this tale we meet a respected surgeon who transplants human glands into a stray dog with dire results. The dog takes on all of the worst traits of the human donor. Sadly, Bulgakov never lived to see this short novel or any of his plays published. Stalin banned all of his work although he spared the writer from the dire fate of some of the other intellectuals of his era. This unabridged audiobook offers many chuckles as well as food for thought. --Alide Kohlhaas, Seniors Review

Présentation de l'éditeur :

Wacky, raucously funny and pertinent, Mikhail Bulgakov's satire of the Russian Revolution and the subsequent Soviet regime was initially outlawed. When a distinguished scientist implants the pituitary gland and testicles of a deceased drunkard into a dog, he has no notion of the monster that he has created. Slavik the dog becomes more human and more obnoxious by the day. He develops an intense revolutionary fervour, uses corrupt means in order to seize power, and turns the professor's life into a living hell. Bulgakov's wonderfully absurd allegory is a testament to the irrepressible powers of the imagination, which can still flourish under duress.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Naxos AudioBooks
• Date d'édition: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1843794020
• ISBN 13: 9781843794028
• Reliure: CD
• Nombre de pages: 3