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 18
... 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 long nails . Levin frowned , shook the hand ...
... 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 long nails . Levin frowned , shook the hand ...
Page 24
... Sergei Ivanovich met his brother with the benignly cool smile he gave to everyone and , after introducing him to the professor , went on with the conversation . The small , yellow - skinned man in spectacles , with a narrow brow ...
... Sergei Ivanovich met his brother with the benignly cool smile he gave to everyone and , after introducing him to the professor , went on with the conversation . The small , yellow - skinned man in spectacles , with a narrow brow ...
Page 25
... Sergei Ivanovich as if to ask : what can one say to that ? But Sergei Ivanovich , who spoke with far less strain and one - sidedness than the professor , and in whose head there still remained room enough both for responding to the ...
... Sergei Ivanovich as if to ask : what can one say to that ? But Sergei Ivanovich , who spoke with far less strain and one - sidedness than the professor , and in whose head there still remained room enough both for responding to the ...
Page 26
... Sergei Ivanovich , frowning . Levin , to vindicate himself , began to describe what went on at the meetings in his district . ' But it's always like that ! ' Sergei Ivanovich interrupted . ' We Russians are always like that . Maybe it's ...
... Sergei Ivanovich , frowning . Levin , to vindicate himself , began to describe what went on at the meetings in his district . ' But it's always like that ! ' Sergei Ivanovich interrupted . ' We Russians are always like that . Maybe it's ...
Page 27
... Sergei Ivanovich went on , ' but insult me he cannot , and I wish with all my heart that I could help him , yet I know it's impossible . ' ' Yes , yes , ' Levin repeated . ' I understand and appreciate your attitude towards him ; but I ...
... Sergei Ivanovich went on , ' but insult me he cannot , and I wish with all my heart that I could help him , yet I know it's impossible . ' ' Yes , yes , ' Levin repeated . ' I understand and appreciate your attitude towards him ; but I ...
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