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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... everything that went on there was beautiful , and he was in love precisely with the mysteriousness of it all . During his student days he nearly fell in love with the eldest one , Dolly , but she was soon married to Oblonsky . Then he ...
... everything that went on there was beautiful , and he was in love precisely with the mysteriousness of it all . During his student days he nearly fell in love with the eldest one , Dolly , but she was soon married to Oblonsky . Then he ...
Page 28
... Everything was lit up by her . She was the smile that brightened everything around . ' Can I really step down there on the ice and go over to her ? ' he thought . The place where she stood seemed to him unapproachably holy , and there ...
... Everything was lit up by her . She was the smile that brightened everything around . ' Can I really step down there on the ice and go over to her ? ' he thought . The place where she stood seemed to him unapproachably holy , and there ...
Page 37
... everything , ' said Stepan Arkadyich . ' So what have you come to Moscow for ? ... Hey , clear away ! ' he called to the Tartar . ' Can't you guess ? ' replied Levin , gazing steadily at Stepan Arkadyich , his eyes lit from within . ' I ...
... everything , ' said Stepan Arkadyich . ' So what have you come to Moscow for ? ... Hey , clear away ! ' he called to the Tartar . ' Can't you guess ? ' replied Levin , gazing steadily at Stepan Arkadyich , his eyes lit from within . ' I ...
Page 38
... everything : different tastes , views , everything ; but I know that you love me and understand me , and for that I love you terribly . So , for God's sake , be completely open . ' ' I'm telling you what I think , ' Stepan Arkadyich ...
... everything : different tastes , views , everything ; but I know that you love me and understand me , and for that I love you terribly . So , for God's sake , be completely open . ' ' I'm telling you what I think , ' Stepan Arkadyich ...
Page 41
... everything . Now , when the deed is already done understand how can I abandon her ? Suppose we part , so as not to destroy my family ; but how can I not pity her , not provide for her , not try to soften it ? ' ' Well , you must excuse ...
... everything . Now , when the deed is already done understand how can I abandon her ? Suppose we part , so as not to destroy my family ; but how can I not pity her , not provide for her , not try to soften it ? ' ' Well , you must excuse ...
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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