"Man is born to live, not to prepare for life."
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About Boris Pasternak
Boris Pasternak was a Russian poet, novelist, and literary translator, best known for his novel 'Doctor Zhivago,' which he wrote during the tumultuous times of the Russian Revolution and subsequent Civil War. Born in 1890 in Moscow to a prominent artistic family, Pasternak's works often reflected his deep philosophical reflections on human existence, love, nature, and the complex political landscape of his time. Despite facing censorship and persecution, he continued to produce influential works that earned him the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1958.
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