Illustrated by Leonid Pasternak
Translated by Nicolas Pasternak Slater
Introduced by Ann Pasternak Slater
Commissioned by The Folio Society, Nicolas Pasternak Slater’s definitive new translation of the Nobel Prize-winning Doctor Zhivago is illustrated with original paintings by Boris Pasternak’s father, Leonid, with a new introduction by the author’s niece.
‘The first work of genius to come out of Russia since the Revolution’
- V. S. Pritchett
Originally published as a sell-out leatherbound Limited Edition, the Folio production of Doctor Zhivago brings together the creative brilliance of three generations of the Pasternak family for the first time. Commissioned exclusively for Folio, the author’s nephew Nicolas Pasternak Slater wrote what is coming to be regarded as the pre-eminent translation of Boris Pasternak’s novel. The author’s niece, literary critic Ann Pasternak Slater, has crafted an absorbing introduction that examines the remarkable poetic structure of the book, while the eloquent poems of the novel’s protagonist Yuri Zhivago are presented in English with translations by both Nicolas and the author’s sister Lydia Pasternak. This new cloth-bound edition is beautifully illustrated with 68 paintings and sketches by the author’s father Leonid, including an emotive portrait of Boris on the slipcase and a striking gold-blocked candle motif on the binding.
Two volume set
Bound in blocked cloth
Set in Albertina
Vol 1: 312 pages, Vol 2: 352 pages
68 integrated illustrations and sketches
Pictorial slipcase
10˝ x 6¾˝
Great quality and beautiful artwork!
Review by Cate on 7th March 2024
Printed in China, though still of acceptable quality. The price on sale seems fair.
Review by Laurentius Agricola on 23rd February 2024
Superb layout and design. As to content I have read it before, but I wanted this edition.
Review by MR HARALD BRANDSBERG on 23rd February 2024
beautiful book
Review by MR MICHAEL COUGHLAN on 23rd February 2024
Am looking forward to rereading this in this translation.
Review by MS SARAH LUNN on 17th February 2024
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