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Pushkin: A Biography

T. J. Binyon

This authoritative biography frees the complex figure of Pushkin from the heroic simplicity of the myth, making palpable the poet's rare energy, talents, and spirit. of photos. 76 illustrations in text.

BiographyBiography · high confidenceBiography81 signalsLlm Classifier: Biography -> BiographyOpen Library: Biography -> BiographyOpen Library: Pushkin, Aleksandr Sergeevich, 1799-1837. -> BiographyLiterary Biography

Award History

1 wins · 2 total

AwardYearResultCategory / Notes
Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-FictionMajor2003WinnerSecondary source
Los Angeles Times Book Prize for BiographyMajor2003FinalistSecondary source
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  1. 01 Central figures

    None extracted with sufficient confidence.

    These suggestions did not meet the normal display threshold and are more likely to be wrong.

    • Pushkin60%

  2. 02 Central places

    None extracted with sufficient confidence.

  3. 03 Suggested argument

    No argument inferred with sufficient confidence.

    This suggestion did not meet the normal display threshold and is more likely to be wrong.

    The biography frees Pushkin from heroic simplicity, making his rare energy, talents, and spirit palpable rather than mythologized.

    Model confidence 55%

  4. 04 Reading orientation

    28 / 100 academic

    Serious trade

    An estimate of intended readership and scholarly apparatus—not quality or importance.

Confidence percentages are the model's own estimates. Profile confidence: 48%.