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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... called ' the greatest Russian writer of prose fiction , ' back to life . " -Portland Oregonian " A significant achievement . . . Tolstoy's book reads as if it could have been written yesterday . " -San Francisco Chronicle " We're ...
... called ' the greatest Russian writer of prose fiction , ' back to life . " -Portland Oregonian " A significant achievement . . . Tolstoy's book reads as if it could have been written yesterday . " -San Francisco Chronicle " We're ...
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... called Dead Souls , his only novel - length work , a poem . To define this unusual ' poem ' he invented the notion of a hybrid genre , midway between epic and novel , to which he gave the name ' minor epic ' . He found the novel too ...
... called Dead Souls , his only novel - length work , a poem . To define this unusual ' poem ' he invented the notion of a hybrid genre , midway between epic and novel , to which he gave the name ' minor epic ' . He found the novel too ...
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... called Tatiana , Anastasia , and Nana ) is a rather fat and vulgar married woman , who shocks the guests at a party by her shameless conduct with a handsome young officer . She laughs and talks loudly , moves gracelessly , gestures ...
... called Tatiana , Anastasia , and Nana ) is a rather fat and vulgar married woman , who shocks the guests at a party by her shameless conduct with a handsome young officer . She laughs and talks loudly , moves gracelessly , gestures ...
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... called in society -- woke up at his usual hour , that is , at eight o'clock in the morning , not in his wife's bedroom but in his study , on a morocco sofa . He rolled his full , well - tended body over on the springs of the sofa , as ...
... called in society -- woke up at his usual hour , that is , at eight o'clock in the morning , not in his wife's bedroom but in his study , on a morocco sofa . He rolled his full , well - tended body over on the springs of the sofa , as ...
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... called . ' You and Marya arrange things for Anna Arkadyevna there in the sitting room , ' he said to Matvei as he came in . ' Very good , sir ! ' Stepan Arkadyich put on his fur coat and went out to the porch . ' You won't be dining at ...
... called . ' You and Marya arrange things for Anna Arkadyevna there in the sitting room , ' he said to Matvei as he came in . ' Very good , sir ! ' Stepan Arkadyich put on his fur coat and went out to the porch . ' You won't be dining at ...
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