Reviews
- “. . . the book presents a chronology of the writer’s life and work, chapters on the importance of the novel, analysis of specific sections (including historical and biographical information for non-specialists) , comments on style, method, problems of translation, and an annotated guide to further reading. The language is lucid, unpretentious and accessible, purposely free of critical jargon . . . very worthwhile both for the student and the specialist.”
Rimgaila Salys. Slavic and East European Journal, 1990, 34, 4, pp. 392-393.
- “This is no ‘potted Pasternak’. It is an intuitive, expert, critical study – indeed, a poet’s criticism.”
Jane Grayson, Slavonic and East European Review, 1990, 68, 3, p. 545.