Everyman's library

In Russia, Yuri Zhivago is a young doctor and poet trying to care for his wife and family when he meets Lara, the love of his life. When revolution breaks out, their world is torn apart, and their lives are at risk.

Illustrates man's struggle against bureaucracy through the story of K, a land-surveyor who is obsessed with reaching the castle.

As therapy prescribed by his psychiatrist, Zeno Cosini writes his memoirs, and describes his marriage, affair, and attempts to quit smoking.