A poet whose translations of Shakespeare are the best in Russian and whose novel, DOCTOR ZHIVAGO,is still a subject of controversy, Boris Pasternak is in the front rank of contemporary Soviet writers.
With Andrew O’Hagan’s new book, the British state-of-the-nation novel gets an update.
The oratorio is a feat of sustained inspiration arguably unsurpassed in the canon of Western classical music.
The Traitors is part satire, part camp, and pure genius.