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 11
... calm when he thought about his wife , could hope that everything would shape up , as Matvei put it , and could calmly read the newspaper and drink his coffee ; but when he saw her worn , suffering face , and heard the sound of that ...
... calm when he thought about his wife , could hope that everything would shape up , as Matvei put it , and could calmly read the newspaper and drink his coffee ; but when he saw her worn , suffering face , and heard the sound of that ...
Page 28
... calm . What are you doing ? What's the matter with you ? Quiet , stupid ! ' He spoke to his heart . And the more he tried to calm himself , the more breathless he became . An acquaintance went by and called out to him , but Levin did ...
... calm . What are you doing ? What's the matter with you ? Quiet , stupid ! ' He spoke to his heart . And the more he tried to calm himself , the more breathless he became . An acquaintance went by and called out to him , but Levin did ...
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... calm and truthful and especially her smile , which always transported Levin into a magic world where he felt softened and moved to tenderness , as he could remember himself being on rare days in his early childhood . ' Have you been ...
... calm and truthful and especially her smile , which always transported Levin into a magic world where he felt softened and moved to tenderness , as he could remember himself being on rare days in his early childhood . ' Have you been ...
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... calm tone . And he felt sad . After talking about her old governess and her quirks , she asked him about his life . ' Is it really not boring for you in the country during the winter ? ' she said . ' No , it's not boring , I'm very busy ...
... calm tone . And he felt sad . After talking about her old governess and her quirks , she asked him about his life . ' Is it really not boring for you in the country during the winter ? ' she said . ' No , it's not boring , I'm very busy ...
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... calm and worldly man . It was as if there were some falseness - not in him , he was very simple and nice - but in herself , while with Levin she felt completely simple and clear . But on the other hand , the moment she thought of a ...
... calm and worldly man . It was as if there were some falseness - not in him , he was very simple and nice - but in herself , while with Levin she felt completely simple and clear . But on the other hand , the moment she thought of a ...
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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