Dog Boy (novel)

Dog Boy
Author Eva Hornung
Country Australia
Language English
Genre Novel
Publisher Text Publishing, Australia
Publication date
2009
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. It was inspired by the story of feral child Ivan Mishukov.[1][2]

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".

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