Pasternak

Year 1989
Pages 136

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Summary

Published in 1989, this 136-page volume focuses on Pasternak within Cambridge University Press’s general-interest catalog. The supplied record gives no further detail about its scope or method.

Why this book now

Its compact length makes this 1989 study a practical way to return to Pasternak without committing to a much longer treatment.

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Angela Livingstone’s Pasternak offers a concise Cambridge University Press study of a major twentieth-century literary name.

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  • You want a short, focused book connected to Pasternak and literary history.
  • You value concise Cambridge University Press studies from the late twentieth century.
  • If you enjoy unreliable narrators, the chapters are concise but emotionally rich.

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  • You need a detailed account of the book’s argument, contents, or approach before choosing it.
  • You are looking specifically for Pasternak’s own poetry or fiction rather than a volume by Angela Livingstone.
  • You are specifically hunting for the newest framing rather than a backlist perspective.

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Exact edition: Edition shown · ISBN-13 9780521316989

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At 136 pages, this is a relatively brief book-length commitment, though the record does not indicate how technically it reads.

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This record is for the 1989 Cambridge University Press edition, listed at 136 pages.

Best way to approach it

Approach it as a compact study of Pasternak, checking the contents and introduction first to establish Livingstone’s specific focus.

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