Dog Boy (novel)

Dog Boy (2009) is a novel by Australian author Eva Sallis, writing under the pseudonym Eva Hornung. It won the 2010 Prime Minister's Literary Award for Fiction. It was inspired by the story of feral child Ivan Mishukov.[1][2]

Dog Boy
First edition
AuthorEva Hornung
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish
GenreNovel
PublisherText Publishing, Australia
Publication date
2009
Media typePrint (Hardback and Paperback)
Pages293
ISBN9781921520426
Preceded byThe Marsh Birds 

Plot summary

Romochka is a feral child, raised by dogs and found on the streets of Moscow in the summer of 1998. He appears to be six years old and has been with the pack for two years. This novel examines his life on the streets and the changes he undergoes as he transforms from "dog" to "boy".

Notes

  • Dedication: For Philip Waldron

Reviews

  • The Guardian[3]
  • The Telegraph[4]

Awards and nominations

Translations

  • German: Dog Boy. Translation by Thomas Gunkel. Suhrkamp Verlag 2011. ISBN 978-3-518-46288-1.
  • Spanish: El Niño Perro. Editorial Salamandra 2010. ISBN 9788498383072.

References

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