by Boris Leonidovich Pasternak
First published 2021
Trapped in the Soviet police state, poet Boris Pasternak navigates a world of informants and betrayal. As the government tightens its stranglehold, Pasternak faces an impossible choice: collaborate and compromise his art, or resist and endanger his family. With his wife and daughter's safety at stake, he must decide what he's willing to sacrifice to remain true to himself.
Genres: literary-fiction, historical-fiction, 20th-century, biography-memoir
Vibes: intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: artistic-struggle, political-intrigue
Setting: Moscow, Russia
Period: 20th Century
256 pages · Paperback · Must Have Books