Doctor Zhivago

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Epic tale of love and survival amidst revolution.

Recommended for readers seeking historical romance and drama. The book provides a vivid account of the Russian Revolution and features an epic love story that transcends time and societal upheaval. The author’s vivid descriptions and use of poetic language elevate the story, making it an engaging read.

Doctor Zhivago

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ISBN: 9780679774389
Publisher: Pantheon
Date of Publication: 1997-03-18
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Historical Fiction, Romance
Related Topics: War, Classics
Goodreads rating: 4.01
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This epic tale about the effects of the Russian Revolution and its aftermath on a bourgeois family was not published in the Soviet Union until 1987. One of the results of its publication in the West was Pasternak's complete rejection by Soviet authorities; when he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1958 he was compelled to decline it. The book quickly became an international best-seller.Dr. Yury Zhivago, Pasternak's alter ego, is a poet, philosopher, and physician whose life is disrupted by the war and by his love for Lara, the wife of a revolutionary. His artistic nature makes him vulnerable to the brutality and harshness of the Bolsheviks. The poems he writes constitute some of the most beautiful writing featured in the novel.
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Epic tale of love and survival amidst revolution.

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