Boris Pasternak: His Life And Art
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Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Few literary figures of the twentieth century embody the collision between artistic genius and political tyranny as profoundly as Boris Pasternak — poet, novelist, and Nobel laureate — and Boris Pasternak: His Life and Art by Guy de Mallac stands as the most comprehensive English-language study of the man behind Doctor Zhivago. With a foreword by Rimvydas Silbajoris, this authoritative biography chronicles Pasternak's journey from his privileged Moscow upbringing, through the revolutionary upheavals that reshaped Russia, to his defiant acceptance of the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1958 — an act that brought him to the brink of exile. De Mallac presents a meticulous, dual portrait of Pasternak both as a private individual shaped by love, friendship, and faith, and as a towering public artist whose verse redefined Russian modernism. Drawing on an impressive breadth of primary sources, de Mallac argues that Pasternak's poetry — often overshadowed internationally by the fame of his prose — represents the true summit of his creative achievement, illustrating how each stanza bears the weight of a life lived in perpetual tension between lyrical beauty and ideological pressure. The author's scholarly rigour is matched by an elegant prose style that renders complex aesthetic and historical questions accessible without sacrificing intellectual depth. Published by the University of Oklahoma Press, this landmark work remains indispensable for anyone seeking to understand how one writer's singular courage illuminated the darkest corridors of the Soviet century — and why his voice continues to resonate long after the world that silenced him has crumbled.
Author: Guy De Mallac
Format: Hardback
Published: 1983, Souvenir Press
Genre: Biography
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Few literary figures of the twentieth century embody the collision between artistic genius and political tyranny as profoundly as Boris Pasternak — poet, novelist, and Nobel laureate — and Boris Pasternak: His Life and Art by Guy de Mallac stands as the most comprehensive English-language study of the man behind Doctor Zhivago. With a foreword by Rimvydas Silbajoris, this authoritative biography chronicles Pasternak's journey from his privileged Moscow upbringing, through the revolutionary upheavals that reshaped Russia, to his defiant acceptance of the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1958 — an act that brought him to the brink of exile. De Mallac presents a meticulous, dual portrait of Pasternak both as a private individual shaped by love, friendship, and faith, and as a towering public artist whose verse redefined Russian modernism. Drawing on an impressive breadth of primary sources, de Mallac argues that Pasternak's poetry — often overshadowed internationally by the fame of his prose — represents the true summit of his creative achievement, illustrating how each stanza bears the weight of a life lived in perpetual tension between lyrical beauty and ideological pressure. The author's scholarly rigour is matched by an elegant prose style that renders complex aesthetic and historical questions accessible without sacrificing intellectual depth. Published by the University of Oklahoma Press, this landmark work remains indispensable for anyone seeking to understand how one writer's singular courage illuminated the darkest corridors of the Soviet century — and why his voice continues to resonate long after the world that silenced him has crumbled.