Boris Pasternak received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1958, making them laureate number 53 since the prize was first awarded in 1901.
They are one of 4 laureates from Russia.
Boris Pasternak did not accept the prize but still appears on the official list of laureates.
Our pick for reading Boris Pasternak for the first time is Доктор Живаго.
One email on announcement day with the winner and where to start reading. Then one Nobel read a month.