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 24
... conversation . The small , yellow - skinned man in spectacles , with a narrow brow , turned away from the conversation for a moment to greet Levin and , paying no further attention to him , went on talking . Levin sat down to wait until ...
... conversation . The small , yellow - skinned man in spectacles , with a narrow brow , turned away from the conversation for a moment to greet Levin and , paying no further attention to him , went on talking . Levin sat down to wait until ...
Page 42
... conversation with him about some actress and the man who kept her . And at once , in his conversation with the aide - de - camp , Oblonsky felt relieved and rested after talking with Levin , who always caused him too much mental and ...
... conversation with him about some actress and the man who kept her . And at once , in his conversation with the aide - de - camp , Oblonsky felt relieved and rested after talking with Levin , who always caused him too much mental and ...
Page 45
... conversation with Vronsky during the mazurka . This conversation had partly set the princess at ease ; but she could not be completely at ease . Vronsky had told Kitty that he and his brother were both so used to obeying their mother in ...
... conversation with Vronsky during the mazurka . This conversation had partly set the princess at ease ; but she could not be completely at ease . Vronsky had told Kitty that he and his brother were both so used to obeying their mother in ...
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... wanted to say something , he stopped without finishing what he had begun and listened attentively to her . The conversation never flagged for a minute , so that the old princess , who , in case a topic was lacking , always 51 ANNA KARENINA.
... wanted to say something , he stopped without finishing what he had begun and listened attentively to her . The conversation never flagged for a minute , so that the old princess , who , in case a topic was lacking , always 51 ANNA KARENINA.
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... conversation ; saying ' Go now ' to himself every minute , he did not leave , but kept waiting for something . The conversation moved on to table - turning and spirits , 27 and Countess Nordston , who believed in spiritualism , began ...
... conversation ; saying ' Go now ' to himself every minute , he did not leave , but kept waiting for something . The conversation moved on to table - turning and spirits , 27 and Countess Nordston , who believed in spiritualism , began ...
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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