Pasternak fue un poeta por encima de todo, traductor al ruso de Rilke, Verlaine y Shakespeare, fue acusado y postergado por su escritura individualista. El doctor Zhivago no es una novela contrarrevolucionaria ni tergiversa las ideas de la revolucion. Describe en ella, sin abiertas intenciones polemicas, la vida de un "testigo" de una de las epocas mas tragicas de la historia rusa.

This selection of Boris Pasternak's correspondence with his parents and sisters from 1921 to 1960--including more than illustrations and photos--is an authoritative, indispensable introduction and guide to the great writer's life and work. His letters are accomplished literary works in their own right, on a par with his poetry in their intensity, frankness, and dazzling stylistic play. In addition, they offer a rare glimpse into his innermost self, significantly complementing the insights gained from his work. They are especially poignant in that after 1923 Pasternak was never to see his parents again.