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By: Boris Pasternak

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  • CategoryFiction
  • LanguageEnglish
  • Pages592
  • Published1957
  • File size2.4 MB
  • FormatPDF
  • ISBN9780679774389

Key ideas from the book

  • The novel follows a poet and physician striving to keep his family alive during the Russian Revolution.
  • It brings personal love and family ties into the context of political upheaval.
  • Zhivago’s relationship with Lara forms a central part of the story.
  • The story considers the strain that large-scale historical change places on individual lives.

About Doctor Zhivago by Boris Pasternak

Boris Pasternak’s Doctor Zhivago follows Yuri Zhivago, a poet and physician trying to keep his family alive amid the upheaval of the Russian Revolution. The account also centers on his love for Lara, a relationship that unfolds against the pressures of a time of profound disruption.

Readers interested in Russian literature and fiction set against revolutionary change will find a story shaped by the tension between private attachments and public turmoil. Its focus on family, love, and survival offers a human perspective on the Revolution’s effects.

About Boris Pasternak

Boris Pasternak (1890–1960) was a Russian poet, novelist, and literary translator, born in Moscow. He first gained recognition for his innovative poetry, including the collection My Sister—Life, and later became internationally known for Doctor Zhivago, a sweeping novel about love, war, revolution, and individual conscience. Awarded the 1958 Nobel Prize in Literature, Pasternak was pressured by Soviet authorities to decline it. He also produced acclaimed Russian translations of Shakespeare,…

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