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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... drawing room ; to his surprise , he had not found her in the study either , and had finally seen her in the bedroom with the unfortunate , all - revealing note in her hand . She - this eternally preoccupied and bustling and , as he ...
... drawing room ; to his surprise , he had not found her in the study either , and had finally seen her in the bedroom with the unfortunate , all - revealing note in her hand . She - this eternally preoccupied and bustling and , as he ...
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... drawing a goodly amount of air into the broad box of his chest , went up to the window with the customary brisk step of his splayed feet , which so easily carried his full body , raised the blind and rang loudly . In response to the ...
... drawing a goodly amount of air into the broad box of his chest , went up to the window with the customary brisk step of his splayed feet , which so easily carried his full body , raised the blind and rang loudly . In response to the ...
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... drawing room and opened the other door , to his wife's bedroom . IV Darya Alexandrovna , wearing a dressing - jacket , the skimpy braids of her once thick and beautiful hair pinned at the back of her head , her face pinched and thin ...
... drawing room and opened the other door , to his wife's bedroom . IV Darya Alexandrovna , wearing a dressing - jacket , the skimpy braids of her once thick and beautiful hair pinned at the back of her head , her face pinched and thin ...
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... French literature , music , drawing and dancing came there ; why at certain hours all three young ladies , with Mlle Linon , went in a carriage to Tverskoy Boulevard in their fur - lined satin coats - Dolly 21 ANNA KARENINA.
... French literature , music , drawing and dancing came there ; why at certain hours all three young ladies , with Mlle Linon , went in a carriage to Tverskoy Boulevard in their fur - lined satin coats - Dolly 21 ANNA KARENINA.
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... drawing the cork and pouring the sparkling wine into shallow thin glasses , then straightening his white tie , kept glancing with a noticeable smile of pleasure at Stepan Arkadyich . ' You don't care much for oysters ? ' said Stepan ...
... drawing the cork and pouring the sparkling wine into shallow thin glasses , then straightening his white tie , kept glancing with a noticeable smile of pleasure at Stepan Arkadyich . ' You don't care much for oysters ? ' said Stepan ...
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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