β Scribed by Pasternak Boris
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
Here is a remarkable collection of the writings of Boris Pasternak, the Russian author who caused an international sensation when he accepted and then declined the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1958 for his novel Dr. Zhivago. His autobiography Safe Conduct bares the formative years in the making of a poetβfrom Pasternakβs student days in Germany to the post-revolutionary years in Russia. The celebrated author describes his youthful study of composition under Scriabin and of philosophy under Hermann Cohen; his meeting with Leo Tolstoy; and his friendship and admiration for the poet Mayakovsky. In relating his youthful ideas on war, revolution and the new fashions in poetry, Pasternak displays the techniques, ideas and artistry which were to win him the Nobel Prize.
Three short stories and thirty-three poems round out this revealing portrait of one of the great writers of the twentieth century. They show his strength and genius and provide rich insights on art, love, culture, freedomβthe basic themes of Pasternakβs life and work.
Contents
Introduction by Babette Deutsch
Safe Conduct (Autobiography)
Selected Stories
Aerial Ways
Letters from Tula
The Childhood of Luvers
Selected Poems
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