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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... answer . II Stepan Arkadyich was a truthful man concerning his own self . He could not deceive himself into believing that he repented of his behaviour . He could not now be repentant that he , a thirty - four - year - old , handsome ...
... answer . II Stepan Arkadyich was a truthful man concerning his own self . He could not deceive himself into believing that he repented of his behaviour . He could not now be repentant that he , a thirty - four - year - old , handsome ...
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... answer , except the general answer life gives to all the most complex and insoluble questions . That answer is : one must live for the needs of the day , in other words , become oblivious . To become oblivious in dreams was impossible ...
... answer , except the general answer life gives to all the most complex and insoluble questions . That answer is : one must live for the needs of the day , in other words , become oblivious . To become oblivious in dreams was impossible ...
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... answer that he understood the significance of this arrival in the same way as his master , that is , that Anna Arkadyevna , Stepan Arkadyich's beloved sister , might contribute to the reconciliation of husband and wife . ' Alone or with ...
... answer that he understood the significance of this arrival in the same way as his master , that is , that Anna Arkadyevna , Stepan Arkadyich's beloved sister , might contribute to the reconciliation of husband and wife . ' Alone or with ...
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... answer : what should the children wear for their walk ? should they have milk ? should not another cook be sent for ? ' Ah , let me be , let me be ! ' she said , and , returning to the bedroom , she again sat down in the same place ...
... answer : what should the children wear for their walk ? should they have milk ? should not another cook be sent for ? ' Ah , let me be , let me be ! ' she said , and , returning to the bedroom , she again sat down in the same place ...
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... answer in a couple of words , because ... Excuse me a moment . . . ' The secretary came in with familiar deference and a certain modest awareness , common to all secretaries , of his superiority to his chief in the knowledge of business ...
... answer in a couple of words , because ... Excuse me a moment . . . ' The secretary came in with familiar deference and a certain modest awareness , common to all secretaries , of his superiority to his chief in the knowledge of business ...
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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