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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... the most ordinary issues of the day , behaving in the most ordinary ways , experiencing the most ordinary joys and sorrows . The one character who might seem out of the ordinary - Konstantin Levin - is also most viii INTRODUCTION.
... the most ordinary issues of the day , behaving in the most ordinary ways , experiencing the most ordinary joys and sorrows . The one character who might seem out of the ordinary - Konstantin Levin - is also most viii INTRODUCTION.
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(Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition) Leo Tolstoy. of the ordinary - Konstantin Levin - is also most ordinary , as ... Konstantin Levin acting as spokesman for his creator . There are arguments with the aristocracy as well as with the ...
(Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition) Leo Tolstoy. of the ordinary - Konstantin Levin - is also most ordinary , as ... Konstantin Levin acting as spokesman for his creator . There are arguments with the aristocracy as well as with the ...
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... Konstantin , never coupled with the patronymic . Some of Tolstoy's aristocrats have adopted the fashion of using English or Russified English diminutives - Dolly , Kitty , Betsy , Stiva . With the exception of Karenina , we use only the ...
... Konstantin , never coupled with the patronymic . Some of Tolstoy's aristocrats have adopted the fashion of using English or Russified English diminutives - Dolly , Kitty , Betsy , Stiva . With the exception of Karenina , we use only the ...
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... Konstantín Dmítrich ( Kóstya ) Nikolái Dmítrich ( Nikólenka ) , his brother Kóznyshev , Sergei Ivánovich , half - brother of Konstantin and Nikolai Levin Lvov , Princess Natálya Alexándrovna ( Natalie ) , née Shcherbatsky , sister of ...
... Konstantín Dmítrich ( Kóstya ) Nikolái Dmítrich ( Nikólenka ) , his brother Kóznyshev , Sergei Ivánovich , half - brother of Konstantin and Nikolai Levin Lvov , Princess Natálya Alexándrovna ( Natalie ) , née Shcherbatsky , sister of ...
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... Konstantin Dmitrich Levin , the brother of Sergei Ivanych Koznyshev . ' ' Very pleased , ' said the little old man . ' I have the honour of knowing your brother , Sergei Ivanych , ' said Grinevich , proffering his slender hand with its ...
... Konstantin Dmitrich Levin , the brother of Sergei Ivanych Koznyshev . ' ' Very pleased , ' said the little old man . ' I have the honour of knowing your brother , Sergei Ivanych , ' said Grinevich , proffering his slender hand with its ...
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Alexei Alexandrovich already Anna answer asked began believe better brother brought called carriage coming conversation Countess Darya Alexandrovna dinner doctor Dolly don't door dress especially everything expression eyes face feeling felt gave girl give glad glanced hand happened happy head heard heart horse husband impossible interested it's Kitty knew leave Levin listening live look meaning meeting Moscow mother moved muzhiks never noticed once opened possible prince princess question remembered replied Russian seemed seen Sergei Ivanovich showed side sitting situation smile soul speak standing Stepan Arkadyich steps stood stopped suddenly talk tell there's thing thought told took trying turned understand understood voice Vronsky waiting walked wanted whole wife wish woman young