Dog Boy (novel)

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.[1] It won the 2010 Prime Minister's Literary Award for fiction and was inspired by the story of feral child Ivan Mishukov.[2][3]

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".

Dedication

This book is "For Philip Waldron".

Reviews

Writing in The Guardian reviewer John Burnside called the book "a wonderful novel, a tour de force, even."[4]

In Australian Book Review Judith Armstrong noted that "the whole novel is beautifully written".[5]

Awards and nominations

• 2009 shortlisted Victorian Premier's Literary Awards — The Vance Palmer Prize for Fiction[6]
• 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[7]

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

1. "Dog Boy by Eva Hornung". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
2. Langan, Michael D. "A gripping tale of survival in 'Dog Boy'". archive.boston.com. The Boston Globe. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
3. ca. 02:50 to 03:25
4. Burnside, John (13 February 2010). ""Review: Dog Boy by Eva Hornung"". The Guardian. The Guardian, 13 February 2010. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
5. ""Standing on its own hind legs"". Australian Book Review, April 2009. 31 March 2009. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
6. ""Victorian Premier's Literary Awards 2009 shortlists announced", Readings". Archived from the original on 30 June 2015. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
7. "Awards: Prime Minister's Literary, Graphic Short Story Winners". Shelf Awareness. 8 November 2010. Archived from the original on 13 February 2021. Retrieved 15 December 2024.