Author: PASTERNAK, Boris
Title: Doctor Zhivago
Description: London: Collins and Harvill Press, 1958. First English Edition of Doctor Zhivago PASTERNAK, Boris. Doctor Zhivago. Translated from the Russian by Max Hayward and Manya Harari. London: Collins and Harvill Press, 1958. First English edition. Octavo ( 8 5/16 x 5 1/2 inches; 210 x 140 mm.). [1]-510 pp. Publisher's red cloth over boards, spine lettered in gilt. An excellent copy in the original very good and unfaded dust jacket. Jacket slightly chipped at spine ends, small, light, circular stain on front panel, otherwise very good. Boris Leonidovich Pasternak (1890-1960) was a Russian poet, novelist, composer, and literary translator. Pasternak was the author of Doctor Zhivago (1957), a novel that takes place between the Russian Revolution of 1905 and the Second World War. Doctor Zhivago was rejected for publication in the USSR, but the manuscript was smuggled to Italy and was first published there in 1957. In 1965 David Lean directed the movie Doctor Zhivago. At the 38th Academy Awards, Doctor Zhivago won five Oscars: Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Original Score, Best Cinematography, Best Art Direction, and Best Costume Design. It was nominated for five others (including Best Picture and Best Director), but lost four of these five to The Sound of Music. It also won five awards at the 23rd Golden Globe Awards including Best Motion Picture - Drama and Best Actor - Motion Picture Drama for Sharif. .
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Title: Doctor Zhivago
Description: London: Collins and Harvill Press, 1958. First English Edition of Doctor Zhivago PASTERNAK, Boris. Doctor Zhivago. Translated from the Russian by Max Hayward and Manya Harari. London: Collins and Harvill Press, 1958. First English edition. Octavo ( 8 5/16 x 5 1/2 inches; 210 x 140 mm.). [1]-510 pp. Publisher's red cloth over boards, spine lettered in gilt. An excellent copy in the original very good and unfaded dust jacket. Jacket slightly chipped at spine ends, small, light, circular stain on front panel, otherwise very good. Boris Leonidovich Pasternak (1890-1960) was a Russian poet, novelist, composer, and literary translator. Pasternak was the author of Doctor Zhivago (1957), a novel that takes place between the Russian Revolution of 1905 and the Second World War. Doctor Zhivago was rejected for publication in the USSR, but the manuscript was smuggled to Italy and was first published there in 1957. In 1965 David Lean directed the movie Doctor Zhivago. At the 38th Academy Awards, Doctor Zhivago won five Oscars: Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Original Score, Best Cinematography, Best Art Direction, and Best Costume Design. It was nominated for five others (including Best Picture and Best Director), but lost four of these five to The Sound of Music. It also won five awards at the 23rd Golden Globe Awards including Best Motion Picture - Drama and Best Actor - Motion Picture Drama for Sharif. .
Keywords: Books into Film Russian Literature Film
Price: US$ 750.00 Seller: David Brass Rare Books (ABAA/ILAB)
- Book number: 05886
- Book number: 05886
See more books from our catalog: Modern Firsts