Dog Boy (novel)

Book by Eva Sallis

Dog Boy

First edition

Author| Eva Hornung
Language| English
Genre| Novel
Publisher| Text Publishing, Australia

Publication date

| 2009
Publication place| Australia
Media type| Print (Hardback and Paperback)
Pages| 293
ISBN| 9781921520426
Preceded by| The Marsh Birds

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 and was inspired by the story of feral child Ivan Mishukov.[1][2]

## Plot summary

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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".

## Dedication

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This book is "For Philip Waldron".

## Reviews

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* The Guardian[3]
* The Telegraph[4]

## Awards and nominations

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* 2009 shortlisted Victorian Premier's Literary Awards — The Vance Palmer Prize for Fiction
* 2010 shortlisted Australian Literature Society Awards — ALS Gold Medal
* 2010 shortlisted Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIA) — Australian Literary Fiction Book of the Year
* 2010 winner Prime Minister's Literary Awards — Fiction

## Translations

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* 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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1. ^ "A gripping tale of survival in 'Dog Boy'". archive.boston.com. The Boston Globe. Retrieved 2016-07-21.
2. ^ ca. 02:50 to 03:25
3. ^ ""Dog Boy by Eva Hornung, review" by John Burnside, The Guardian, 13 February 2010". Retrieved Sep 15, 2022.
4. ^ "Dog Boy by Eva Hornung: review". www.telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved Sep 15, 2022.