Dr ZhivagoBoris Leonidovich Pasternak
Dr Zhivago
by Boris Leonidovich Pasternak · first published 2007
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Anathem - Neal Stephenson. Recommended here last year, it blew my mind in a similar way to Name of the Rose but with a sci-fi theme. Dr Zhivago - Boris Pasternak. If you have not read any of the Russians, give this a go. Initially it is not easy, like all Russian literature, but the wonderfully poetic images and lyricism keep drawing you back.…
on “Ask HN: Best book you read in 2011” ↗…feel like I know even the basic facts until I've seen them at least three times. I don't have any other specific "authoritative" books to recommend. Maybe one of the Lenin or Stalin biographies? And Dr. Zhivago, of course...
on “In praise of the hundred page idea” ↗…Frankly, I think people can find them difficult, naturally, and an anti-intellectual response is an easy cover story that they know will be socially accepted. Lots of people like these works, including Dr Zhivago and Maria Stepanova. As I've grown older I've learned that if I don't like it then usually there's something I'm missing, which an opportunity for me to learn. As I've grown more sophisticated, I've learned…
on “Maria Stepanova, one of Russia's greatest living poets, comes to America” ↗"I haven't read Dr. Zhivago, but I feel obligated to condemn"