Boris Leonidovich Pasternak

Nobel Prize in Literature 1958

“for his important achievement both in contemporary lyrical poetry and in the field of the great Russian epic tradition”

Boris Leonidovich Pasternak was a Russian poet and writer. He received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1958 for his important achievement both in contemporary lyrical poetry and in the field of the great Russian epic tradition. He is known for works such as the novel Doctor Zhivago.

Field

Literature · Creative Writing and Poetry

Lifespan

1890–1960