The Zhivago Affair: The Kremlin, the CIA, and the Battle Over a Forbidden Book
- 作者
- 出版社 VINTAGE
- 出版时间 2015年1月
- ISBN 0099581345 或 9780099581345
- 定价 90.00
内容简介
ThestoryofaforbiddenbookthatbecameasymboloffreedomandrebellioninthebattlebetweenEastandWest.1956.BorisPasternakpressesamanuscriptintothehandsofanItalianpublishingscoutwiththesewords:‘ThisisDoctorZhivago.Mayitmakeitswayaroundtheworld.’PasternakknewhisnovelwouldneverbepublishedintheSovietUnionastheauthoritiesregardeditasseditious,so,instead,heallowedittobepublishedintranslationallovertheworld-ahighlydangerousact.1958.Thelifeofthisextraordinarybookenterstherealmsofthespynovel.TheCIA,recognisingthattheColdWarwasprimarilyanideologicalbattle,publishedDoctorZhivagoinRussianandsmuggleditintotheSovietUnion.Itwasimmediatelysnappedupontheblackmarket.PasternakwaslaterforcedtorenouncetheNobelPrizeinLiterature,ignitingworldwidepoliticalscandal.WithfirstaccesstopreviouslyclassifiedCIAfiles,TheZhivagoAffairgivesanirresistibleportraitofPasternak,andtakesusdeepintotheColdWar,backtoatimewhenliteraturehadthepowertoshaketheworld.ASpectatorandSundayTimesBookoftheYear
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