Boris Pasternak wrote poetry and fiction shaped by revolution, war, love, memory and the individual's relation to history. Doctor Zhivago follows physician and poet Yuri Zhivago through the upheavals surrounding the Russian Revolution and Civil War, tracing his marriage to Tonya, his relationship with Lara and the repeated disruptions that political violence brings to private life. The novel ranges across families, cities and remote landscapes, and it closes with poems attributed to Zhivago, linking Pasternak's fiction directly to his poetic concerns. Pasternak was already an important Russian poet before the novel, with collections including My Sister, Life. His writing can be lyrical and image-rich, especially in descriptions of weather, seasons and landscape, while Doctor Zhivago also demands attention to a large cast and historical context. His work fits Russian literature, historical fiction and twentieth-century poetry. Doctor Zhivago is the main fictional entry point; selected poems show the other central half of his career. Read more Less
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