by Boris Leonidovich Pasternak
First published 1957
Doctor Yury Zhivago's comfortable life in Moscow is shattered by the tumult of the Russian Revolution. Forced to flee, he must navigate the brutal new order while torn between his wife and his forbidden love, Lara. As the Bolsheviks tighten their grip, Yury's poetic soul is threatened by the harsh realities of war and upheaval.
Genres: literary-fiction, historical-fiction, 20th-century, russian-literature
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: forbidden-love, war-time
Setting: Soviet Union, Russia, Europe, Moscow, the Urals, Uriatin
Period: Revolution, 1917-1921, 20th Century: 1860-1918, 1900-1922, Russian Revolution, WWI
510 pages · Paperback · The Harvill Press