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Boris Pasternak

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Boris Leonidovich Pasternak (Russian: Борис Леонидович Пастернак, Romanized: Boris Leonidovich Pasternak (February 10, 1890 - May 30, 1960), Soviet writer, winner of the 1958 Nobel Prize for Literature, famous for his novel "Doctor Zhivago" (translation: "Doctor Zhivago").

Category
Writers
Nationality
russian empire
Born
1890-02-10
Died
1960-05-30
Wikidata
Q41223
Occupations writerpoettranslatornovelistplaywrightpianistessayistshakespeare translatorscreenwritercomposerScript writer
Aliases Boris Leonidovich PasternakBoris PasternakBastenakPasternakBoris BastnakBoris PasternakBoris Leonidovich PasternakBoris Leonidovich PastrnakBoris Pasternak

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