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Doctor Zhivago

By Boris Pasternak
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Doctor Zhivago by Boris Pasternak is a sweeping tale set during the tumultuous period of the Russian Revolution and World War I. It follows the life of Yuri Zhivago, a poet and doctor, as he navigates the upheavals of his time, his quest for personal truth, and the people he loves. The novel delves into themes of love, political unrest, and the conflict between personal and societal obligations.
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You might enjoy this book if you're drawn to epic tales of love and survival set against the backdrop of revolutionary Russia. Its deeply evocative storytelling captures the human spirit and emotional complexities, providing a profound examination of personal and political turmoil. This book offers a rich exploration of history, romance, and the enduring quest for happiness amidst chaos.

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TRANSLATED BY MAX HAYWARD AND MANYA HARARI

Banned in the Soviet Union until 1988, Doctor Zhivago is the epic story of the life and loves of a poet-physician during the turmoil of the Russian Revolution.

One of the 20th century's must-read novels: a love story set against the backdrop of the Russian Revolution, told in prose so lyrical it is on the brink of becoming poetry.

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On they went singing 'Eternal Memory', and whenever they stopped, the sound of their feet, the horses and the gusts of wind seemed to carry on their singing...

Doctor Zhivago is the epic novel of Russia in the throes of revolution and one of the greatest love stories ever told. Yuri Zhivago, physician and poet, wrestles with the new order and confronts the changes cruel experience has made in him and the anguish of being torn between the love of two women.

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Doctor Zhivago is hailed as a monumental work in literary history. V.S. Pritchett praises it as a groundbreaking Russian masterpiece post-Revolution. Edmund Wilson highlights its significance in literary and moral contexts, while Frank Kermode regards it as a benchmark for other novels. Isaiah Berlin lauds its profound and vivid depiction of love, comparing it to the works of Shakespeare.

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ISBN: 9780099448426

Publisher: Vintage Publishing

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 05 September 2002

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Vintage Classics

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 30.0mm

Width: 131.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 359g

Pages: 512

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Boris Pasternak was born in Moscow in 1890 and after briefly training as a composer resolved to be a writer. He published a large number of collections of poetry, written under the burden of Soviet Russia's stringent censorship, before publishing his most famous work, Dr Zhivago, in 1958. This novel won him the Nobel Prize for Literature but the USSR's hostility to the West meant he was forced to turn it down. He died in 1960.

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