Heart of a Dog
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Heart of a Dog

by

Mikhail Bulgakov
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Philip’s Songs

Throughout Heart of a Dog, Prof. Philip Philippovich Preobrazhensky constantly sings two songs to himself, which represent his refined cultural taste and corresponding attitude towards his work. The first, Tchaikovsky’s popular song “Don Juan’s…

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