| Doctor Zhivago: Introdcution by John Bayley Contributor(s): Pasternak, Boris (Author), Hayward, Max (Translator), Harari, Manya (Translator) |
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ISBN: 0679407596 ISBN-13: 9780679407591 Publisher: Everyman's Library OUR PRICE: $27.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 1991 Annotation: (Book Jacket Status: Jacketed) In the grand tradition of the epic novel, Boris Pasternak's masterpiece brings to life the drama and immensity of the Russian Revolution through the story of the gifted physician-poet, Zhivago; the revolutionary, Strelnikov; and Lara, the passionate woman they both love. Caught up in the great events of politics and war that eventually destroy him and millions of others, Zhivago clings to the private world of family life and love, embodied especially in the magical Lara. First published in Italy in 1957, "Doctor Zhivago "was not allowed to appear in the Soviet Union until 1987, twenty-seven years after the author's death. Translated by Manya Harari and Max Hayward |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Classics - Literary Criticism | Russian & Former Soviet Union - Fiction | Historical - General |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 91053006 |
| Lexile Measure: 1010 |
| Series: Everyman's Library Contemporary Classics |
| Physical Information: 1.35" H x 5.28" W x 8.22" (1.43 lbs) 648 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Russia |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 8655 Reading Level: 8.2 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 36.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description:
In the grand tradition of the epic novel, Boris Pasternak's masterpiece brings to life the drama and immensity of the Russian Revolution through the story of the gifted physician-poet, Zhivago; the revolutionary, Strelnikov; and Lara, the passionate woman they both love. Caught up in the great events of politics and war that eventually destroy him and millions of others, Zhivago clings to the private world of family life and love, embodied especially in the magical Lara.
First published in Italy in 1957, Doctor Zhivago was not allowed to appear in the Soviet Union until 1987, twenty-seven years after the author's death.
Translated by Manya Harari and Max Hayward |