The Heart Of The Dog Bulgakov, Mikhail ; Glenny, Michael (Translator) Literature,Modern First Editions,Politics

First edition. Uncommon. 128pp. Purple hardback with silver lettering to spine, in dust jacket (not price clipped). Clean boards and pages, like new internally. Jacket has minimal signs of rubbing to edges and a few small scratches to the surface. There is a slight inconsistency in the lamination on the front panel but jacket is generally in clean and presentable condition. This novella was originally prohibited for publication in the Soviet Union but was circulated through underground channels until its official release in 1987. This is the first English edition from 1968 by Collins and Harvill Press, translated by Michael Glenny. It is generally considered as an allegory for the failures of the communist revolution, and has since become a celebrated cultural phenomenon in Russia, adapted into film, musical, play and opera form. 8vo.