News about Boris Pasternak

The US novelist wins a plagiarism contest against Doctor Zhivago author Paula's British great-niece

www.dailymail.co.uk, October 25, 2022
Anna Pasternak (left), a descendant of author Boris Pasternak (inset), brought Lara Prescott (right) to court about her uncle's novel, was dragged to court by Lara Prescott (right). Ms Pasternak said that Ms Prescott's 2019 book, 'The Secrets We Kept,' borrowed heavily from her own book, 'Lara: The Untold Love Story and the Inspiration for Doctor Zhivago,' borrowed heavily from her own book.' Ms Pasternak lays out her argument that Olga Ivinskaya, her great uncle's wife, was the real inspiration behind Lara Antipova's central protagonist in his much-loved book. Ms Prescott denied the copyright claim and instead accused her rival of 'copying' portions of earlier books about her great uncle, 'Lara'. Following a hearing of the plagiarism war in July, Mr Justice Edwin Johnson delivered his verdict, handing the victory to Ms Prescott after finding that both books came from the same source information.