Slater Maya (ed.) Slater Nicolas Pasternak (Transl). Boris Pasternak: Family Correspondence, 1921-1960

Stanford: Hoover Institution Press, 2010. — 474 p. — ISBN10: 0817910247; ISBN13: 978-0817910242This selection of Boris Pasternak's correspondence with his parents and sisters from 1921 to 1960 — including more than illustrations and photos — is an authoritative, indispensable introduction and guide to the great writer's life and work. His letters are accomplished literary works in their own right, on a par with his poetry in their intensity, frankness, and dazzling stylistic play. In addition, they offer a rare glimpse into his innermost self, significantly complementing the insights gained from his work. They are especially poignant in that after 1923 Pasternak was never to see his parents again.