| Boris Pasternak 2 Volume Paperback Set: A Literary Biography Contributor(s): Barnes, Christopher (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521520746 ISBN-13: 9780521520744 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $96.90 Product Type: Paperback Published: September 2005 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Russian & Former Soviet Union - Biography & Autobiography - Literary Criticism | European - General |
| Dewey: 891.714 |
| Series: Boris Pasternak: A Literary Biography |
| Physical Information: 2.4" H x 5.98" W x 9.02" (3.48 lbs) 1036 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Russia |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The definitive biography of Boris Pasternak, a major twentieth-century Russian author and the creator of Dr Zhivago, is now available for the first time as a two-volume set in paperback. Drawing on archive material (including the Pasternak family archive), eyewitness accounts and a huge range of biographical and background information, Christopher Barnes brings to light many aspects of Pasternak's personality and private life, while illuminating his relations with the Communist r gime and the literary establishment. There is a detailed discussion of Pasternak's original writing (with ample quotation in English translation), and his translations of Goethe, Shakespeare and others. Barnes traces the origins and development of Dr Zhivago, and explores the personal and political implications of the novel's controversial publication. The biography concludes with a discussion of Pasternak's Nobel Prize award, Final Years and Death, and with a brief account of his posthumous and artistic legacy. |