Anna Karenina: (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)The must-have Pevear and Volokhonsky translation of one of the greatest Russian novels ever written Described by William Faulkner as the best novel ever written and by Fyodor Dostoevsky as “flawless,” Anna Karenina tells of the doomed love affair between the sensuous and rebellious Anna and the dashing officer, Count Vronsky. Tragedy unfolds as Anna rejects her passionless marriage and thereby exposes herself to the hypocrisies of society. Set against a vast and richly textured canvas of nineteenth-century Russia, the novel's seven major characters create a dynamic imbalance, playing out the contrasts of city and country life and all the variations on love and family happiness. While previous versions have softened the robust and sometimes shocking qualities of Tolstoy's writing, Pevear and Volokhonsky have produced a translation true to his powerful voice. This authoritative edition, which received the PEN Translation Prize and was an Oprah Book Club™ selection, also includes an illuminating introduction and explanatory notes. Beautiful, vigorous, and eminently readable, this Anna Karenina will be the definitive text for fans of the film and generations to come. This Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition also features French flaps and deckle-edged paper. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators. |
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Page 5
... Darya Alexandrovna , wherever she decides . ' ' Darya Alexandrovna ? ' Matvei repeated , as if in doubt . ' Yes , tell her . And here , take the telegram , let me know what she says . ' ' Testing her out , ' Matvei understood , but he ...
... Darya Alexandrovna , wherever she decides . ' ' Darya Alexandrovna ? ' Matvei repeated , as if in doubt . ' Yes , tell her . And here , take the telegram , let me know what she says . ' ' Testing her out , ' Matvei understood , but he ...
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... Darya Alexandrovna , wearing a dressing - jacket , the skimpy braids of her once thick and beautiful hair pinned at the back of her head , her face pinched and thin , her big , frightened eyes protruding on account of that thinness ...
... Darya Alexandrovna , wearing a dressing - jacket , the skimpy braids of her once thick and beautiful hair pinned at the back of her head , her face pinched and thin , her big , frightened eyes protruding on account of that thinness ...
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... Darya Alexandrovna listened and her face suddenly softened . It clearly took her a few seconds to pull herself together , as if she did not know where she was or what to do , then she got up quickly and went to the door . ' But she does ...
... Darya Alexandrovna listened and her face suddenly softened . It clearly took her a few seconds to pull herself together , as if she did not know where she was or what to do , then she got up quickly and went to the door . ' But she does ...
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... Darya Alexandrovna plunged into her daily cares and drowned her grief in them for a time . V Stepan Arkadyich had had an easy time at school , thanks to his natural abilities , but he was lazy and mischievous and therefore came out ...
... Darya Alexandrovna plunged into her daily cares and drowned her grief in them for a time . V Stepan Arkadyich had had an easy time at school , thanks to his natural abilities , but he was lazy and mischievous and therefore came out ...
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... Darya and Natalya , were being married ! Now , as the youngest one was brought out , she lived through the same fears , the same doubts , and had still greater quarrels with her husband than over the older ones . The old prince , like ...
... Darya and Natalya , were being married ! Now , as the youngest one was brought out , she lived through the same fears , the same doubts , and had still greater quarrels with her husband than over the older ones . The old prince , like ...
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