Books of Prose Books in Order
Books of Prose by Boris Pasternak contains 9 books, published between 1926 and 1990. The first book is Letters: Summer 1926 (1926) and the newest is Selected Writings and Letters (1990). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 9
- Published
- 1926–1990
- Pages on record
- 1,968 in 7 of 9 books
- Reading time
- 33–49 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,968 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 7 of 9 titles with a page count on record.
Books of Prose gathers 9 titles by Boris Pasternak, dated between 1926 and 1990. Doctor Zhivago (1957) sits in the listing alongside The Last Summer (1934), Safe Conduct (1958), I Remember: Sketch for an Autobiography (1959), Adolescence Of Zhenya Luvers (1961), The Blind Beauty: A Play (1969), Second Nature (1990) and Selected Writings and Letters (1990). The earliest entry, Letters: Summer 1926, is correspondence. Subjects record Russian fiction and Russian authors, biography, translations into English, and Rainer Maria Rilke.
How many Books of Prose books are there?
Books of Prose has 9 books, released between 1926 and 1990.
Books of Prose Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 9 Books of Prose books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 2Letters: Summer 19261926 · 378 pages · confirmed 1/419263781/4
- 3The Last Summer1934 · 93 pages · confirmed 1/41934931/4
- 4Doctor Zhivago1957 · 592 pages · confirmed 1/419575921/4
- 5Safe Conduct1958 · 256 pages · confirmed 1/419582561/4
- 6I Remember: Sketch for an Autobiography1959 · confirmed 1/41959–1/4
- 7Adolescence Of Zhenya Luvers1961 · confirmed 1/41961–1/4
- 8The Blind Beauty: A Play1969 · 128 pages · confirmed 1/419691281/4
- 9Second Nature1990 · 83 pages · confirmed 1/41990831/4
- 10Selected Writings and Letters1990 · 438 pages · confirmed 1/419904381/4
Is there a chronological order for Books of Prose?
No separate chronological order is on record for Books of Prose, because none of the book listings this catalogue draws on publishes one; the publication order above is the only order given.
Do you have to read Books of Prose books in order?
You should read the Books of Prose books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Books of Prose book also stands alone.
Where to start with Books of Prose
Start with Letters: Summer 1926 (1926), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Books of Prose book?
Selected Writings and Letters (1990) is the newest Books of Prose book released so far.
Is there a new Books of Prose book coming?
No next Books of Prose book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Awards Books of Prose has won
Wikidata records 1 award for Books of Prose. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.
- Bancarella Literary Prize1958Wonfor Doctor Zhivago
Books of Prose at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Books of Prose title on record dates from 1990, 36 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Books of Prose books have appeared about one every 8 years on average.
- Length
- 1,968 pages across the 7 of 9 books with a recorded length, a median of 256 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Books of Prose books, 3 of 9, were published in the 1950s.
What the Books of Prose books are about
8 of the 9 Books of Prose books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: pasternak, boris leonidovich, 1890-1960 is tagged on 3 of 8. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Pasternak, boris leonidovich, 1890-1960 3 of 8 books
- Russian Authors 3 of 8 books
- Biography 2 of 8 books
More books by Boris Pasternak
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
- Boris Pasternak books in order 18 books