Doctor Zhivago by Boris Pasternak

Doctor Zhivago is a 20th century novel by Boris Pasternak, first published in 1957. The novel is named after its protagonist, Yuri Zhivago, a medical doctor and poet. It tells the story of a man torn between two women, set primarily against the backdrop of the Russian Revolution of 1917 and the subsequent Russian Civil War of 1918–1920. More deeply, the novel discusses the plight of a man as the life that he has always known is dramatically torn apart by forces beyond his control.

The 166th greatest fiction book of all time


This book is on the following lists:

  1. - 8th on The Ideal Library (Book)
  2. - 54th on Waterstone's Books of the Century (LibraryThing)
  3. - 65th on The Telegraph’s 100 Novels Everyone Should Read (Telegraph)
  4. - 99th on The Novel 100: A Ranking of the Greatest Novels of All Time (The Novel 100)
  5. - The Bigger Read List (English PEN)
  6. - Select 100 (University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee)
  7. - 110 Best Books: The Perfect Library (The Telegraph)
  8. - 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die (The Book)
  9. - The College Board: 101 Great Books Recommended for College-Bound Readers (The College Board, an American not-for-profit organization)
  10. - Världsbiblioteket (The World Library) (Tidningen Boken)
  11. - 50 Books to (Re-)Read at 50 (nextavenue)

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Name Binding Sales Rank Lowest New Lowest Used Published
Dr. Zhivago Paperback 10373131 $14.97 1957
Dr. Zhivago Hardcover 658933 $10.82
Dr. Zhivago Paperback 5860298 $25.29
El doctor Zhivago- 2020 (Narrativa) (Spanish Edition) Paperback 23921831 $27.23 2020
Doctor Zhivago Audio CD 4272379 $146.88 $73.99
The Poems of Doctor Zhivago Paperback 8388232 $3.25
Doctor Zhivago Paperback 1972587 $83.60 $0.01 1988
Dr. Zhivago Hardcover 2983261 $44.95 $1.04 1958
Doctor Zhivago Hardcover 1031007 $14.00 $0.01 1958
Penguin Readers 5: Dr Zhivago Book and MP3 Pack Paperback 2104392 $18.76 2011
Doctor Zhivago Hardcover 2762151 $18.47 $18.52 2012
Doctor Zhivago Kindle Edition 20254 2014
Doctor Zhivago (Hardcover) (Chinese Edition) Hardcover 975598 $19.36 2015
The Poems of Doctor Zhivago Hardcover 3203955 $48.99 $0.01
Doctor Zhivago: Vintage Classic Russians Series Audible Audiobook 170560 $30.54 2020
Doctor Zhivago (Chinese Edition) Paperback 1919349 $21.99 2020
Doctor Zhivago Hardcover 10651585 $20.04 $8.35 2010
El Doctor Zhivago / The Doctor Zhivago (Letras Universales / Universal Writings) (Spanish Edition) Paperback 408571 $30.98 $26.98 2005
The Poems of Doctor Zhivago Hardcover 4084265 $0.01
Doctor Zhivago (Signet #Q2014) Paperback 4859734 $0.01 1962
Doctor Zhivago Hardcover 1066296 $49.99 $0.01
Doctor Zhivago Paperback 4370794 $0.01
Doctor Zhivago Mass Market Paperback 11227064 $119.95 $1.48
DOCTOR ZHIVAGO Hardcover 2362896 $0.72
Doctor Zhivago Mass Market Paperback 3278200 $395.60 $0.01 1960
Doctor Zhivago Publisher: Pantheon Paperback 1183990 $22.67 $4.96
Doctor Zhivago(Two Volumes) (Chinese Edition) Hardcover 1140408 $19.99 $45.24 2014
Doctor Zhivago Hardcover 4272728 $79.50 $71.15
Doctor Zhivago ***NOVEL*** Hardcover 2128988 $0.45
Doctor Zhivago Hardcover 3626455 $219.93 $174.99 2000
Dr Zhivago (Everyman's library) Hardcover 2227803 $8.96 $3.20 1991
Doctor Zhivago Paperback 87476 $23.00 $1.89 1997
Doctor Zhivago A Novel 276th-430th Thousand December 1958 Edition/Printing Hardcover 1412143 $8.00 1958
Doctor Zhivago Paperback 1873681 $9.99 $3.00 2011
Doctor Zhivago Hardcover 702629 $140.37 $8.12 2010
Doctor Zhivago Kindle Edition 42550 $2.99 2018
El Doctor Zhivago (Spanish Edition) Paperback 474093 $24.08
El Doctor Zhivago Hardcover 748203 $23.48
El doctor Zhivago Paperback 1725103 $24.92 $42.11 2016
Doctor Zhivago (Vintage International) Kindle Edition 75204 $8.99 2010
Dr. Zhivago Hardcover 9210996 $340.00
Doctor Zhivago Audible Audiobook 153677 $33.68 2020
Doctor Zhivago *Stated First Edition* Hardcover 1770821
Doctor Zhivago (Chinese Edition) Hardcover 6226281 $13.60 $35.00 2015
The Poems Of Doctor Zhivago Hardcover 1595216 $44.98 $2.50 1967
Doctor Zhivago (The Best seller library) Hardcover 6193643 $59.98 $3.25
Doctor Zhivago (Everyman's Library) Hardcover 309590 $19.70 $12.28 1991
Doctor Zhivago Hardcover 1239059 $29.95 2022
Dr. Zhivago Mass Market Paperback 902449 $20.00 $0.01 1986
Doctor Zhivago Audio CD 4306006 $100.00 2000
The Poems of Doctor Zhivago. Hardcover 3576042 $67.78 $37.50 1977
Dr. Zhivago Hardcover 5920900 $14.05
Doctor Zhivago Paperback 1202780 $19.95 $28.43 2022
Dr. Zhivago Mass Market Paperback 1300659 $14.96 $0.01 1983
PLPR5:Dr Zhivago RLA Paperback 956829 $9.76 $9.74
Doctor Zhivago Kindle Edition 28917 2014
DOCTOR ZHIVAGO (Marathi Edition) Kindle Edition 1194084 $1.31 2017
Dr. Zhivago: A Novel Hardcover 13562373 $100.00
Doctor Zhivago Paperback 3125576 $13.12 $0.01 1991
Doctor Zhivago (Vintage International) Paperback 68527 $13.68 $3.14 2011