The Zhivago affair : the Kremlin, the CIA, and the battle over a forbidden book
Finn, Peter, 1962-2015
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With sole access to otherwise classified CIA files, the authors give us an irresistible portrait of the charming and passionate Pasternak and a twisting thriller that takes us deep into the Cold War, back to a time when literature had power to shape the world.
Main title:
The Zhivago affair : the Kremlin, the CIA, and the battle over a forbidden book / Peter Finn and Petra Couvee.
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Imprint:
London : Vintage, 2015.London : Vintage, 2015.
Collation:
352 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white) ; 20 cm
Notes:
Originally published: London: Harvill Secker, 2014.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780099581345 (pbk)
Dewey class:
891.7342
Language:
English
Subject:
Pasternak, Boris Leonidovich, 1890-1960. Doktor ZhivagoPasternak, Boris Leonidovich, 1890-1960 -- CensorshipProhibited books -- Soviet Union -- HistoryPolitics and literature -- Soviet UnionUnited States -- Foreign relations -- Soviet UnionSoviet Union -- Foreign relations -- United StatesSoviet Union -- Politics and government -- 1953-1985
BRN:
1401824