DOCTOR ZHIVAGO
London: Collins and Harvill Press, 1958. 1st U.K. Edition; 5th Impression. Hardcover. Item #185106
Very Good in a Very Good dust jacket. Light rubbing along panel edges. Foxing on both end pages and pastedowns. 1 inch open tear at bottom of rear flap fold. "Doctor Zhivago" a novel written by Russian author Boris Pasternak. It was first published in Italy in 1957 due to being banned in the Soviet Union for its portrayal of the Russian Revolution and its criticism of the Soviet regime. The novel follows the life of Yuri Zhivago, a physician and poet, against the backdrop of the Russian Revolution, World War I, and the Russian Civil War. The story explores themes of love, politics, ideology, and the human spirit amidst the turmoil of historical events. Zhivago finds himself torn between his love for two women, Lara and his wife Tonya, as well as his duties as a doctor and his desire to express himself as a poet.
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