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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... eyes , which met in the mirror , one could see how well they understood each other . Stepan Arkadyich's eyes seemed to ask : ' Why are you saying that ? as if you didn't know ? ' Matvei put his hands in his jacket pockets , thrust one ...
... eyes , which met in the mirror , one could see how well they understood each other . Stepan Arkadyich's eyes seemed to ask : ' Why are you saying that ? as if you didn't know ? ' Matvei put his hands in his jacket pockets , thrust one ...
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... eyes glistened with tears . ' My God , what have I done ! Dolly ! For God's sake ! ... If ... ' He could not go on , sobs caught in his throat . She slammed the chiffonier shut and looked at him . ' Dolly , what can I say ? . . . Only ...
... eyes glistened with tears . ' My God , what have I done ! Dolly ! For God's sake ! ... If ... ' He could not go on , sobs caught in his throat . She slammed the chiffonier shut and looked at him . ' Dolly , what can I say ? . . . Only ...
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... eyes of her relatives he was an unprofitable , unworthy match for the charming Kitty , and that Kitty could not love him . In their eyes , though he was now thirty - two , he did not have any regular , defined activity or position in ...
... eyes of her relatives he was an unprofitable , unworthy match for the charming Kitty , and that Kitty could not love him . In their eyes , though he was now thirty - two , he did not have any regular , defined activity or position in ...
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... eyes shining , came into the garden with a merrily triumphant look . But , coming up to his mother - in - law , he answered her questions about Dolly's health with a mournful , guilty face . Having spoken softly and glumly with her , he ...
... eyes shining , came into the garden with a merrily triumphant look . But , coming up to his mother - in - law , he answered her questions about Dolly's health with a mournful , guilty face . Having spoken softly and glumly with her , he ...
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... eyes shining significantly . ' Yes , I'll certainly go , ' replied Levin . " Though it seemed to me the princess ... eyes . ' Why ? ' 19 ' Bold steeds I can tell by their something - or - other thighs , and young men in love by the look ...
... eyes shining significantly . ' Yes , I'll certainly go , ' replied Levin . " Though it seemed to me the princess ... eyes . ' Why ? ' 19 ' Bold steeds I can tell by their something - or - other thighs , and young men in love by the look ...
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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