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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... better , and there were some little carafes , which were also women , ' he recalled . Stepan Arkadyich's eyes glittered merrily , and he fell to thinking with a smile . ' Yes , it was nice , very nice . There were many other excellent ...
... better , and there were some little carafes , which were also women , ' he recalled . Stepan Arkadyich's eyes glittered merrily , and he fell to thinking with a smile . ' Yes , it was nice , very nice . There were many other excellent ...
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... better than what he did ! - his face quite involuntarily ( ' reflexes of the brain ' , thought Stepan Arkadyich ... better from her . But he felt all the gravity of his situation , and pitied his wife , his children and himself . Perhaps ...
... better than what he did ! - his face quite involuntarily ( ' reflexes of the brain ' , thought Stepan Arkadyich ... better from her . But he felt all the gravity of his situation , and pitied his wife , his children and himself . Perhaps ...
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... better than that – nothing . It's the best thing that could happen . ' ' But you're not mistaken ? You do know what we're talking about ? ' Levin said , fastening his eyes on his interlocutor . ' You think it's possible ? ' ' I think ...
... better than that – nothing . It's the best thing that could happen . ' ' But you're not mistaken ? You do know what we're talking about ? ' Levin said , fastening his eyes on his interlocutor . ' You think it's possible ? ' ' I think ...
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... better for Kitty . The princess , however , with that way women have of sidestepping the question , said that Kitty was too young , that Levin had in no way shown that his intentions were serious , that Kitty had no attachment to him ...
... better for Kitty . The princess , however , with that way women have of sidestepping the question , said that Kitty was too young , that Levin had in no way shown that his intentions were serious , that Kitty had no attachment to him ...
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... better . At the balls Vronsky openly courted Kitty , danced with her and visited the house , which meant there could be no doubt of the seriousness of his intentions . But , in spite of that , the mother spent the entire winter in ...
... better . At the balls Vronsky openly courted Kitty , danced with her and visited the house , which meant there could be no doubt of the seriousness of his intentions . But , in spite of that , the mother spent the entire winter in ...
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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