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 9
... give you time for your coffee at least , ' Matvei said in that friendly - rude tone at which it was impossible to be angry . ' Well , quickly send her in , ' said Oblonsky , wincing with vexation . The woman , Mrs Kalinin , a staff ...
... give you time for your coffee at least , ' Matvei said in that friendly - rude tone at which it was impossible to be angry . ' Well , quickly send her in , ' said Oblonsky , wincing with vexation . The woman , Mrs Kalinin , a staff ...
Page 10
... give her face a stern and contemptuous expression . She felt that she was afraid of him and of the impending meeting . She had just been trying to do something she had already tried to do ten times in those three days : to choose some ...
... give her face a stern and contemptuous expression . She felt that she was afraid of him and of the impending meeting . She had just been trying to do something she had already tried to do ten times in those three days : to choose some ...
Page 14
... give orders at once . Have you sent for fresh milk ? ' And Darya Alexandrovna plunged into her daily cares and drowned her grief in them for a time . V Stepan Arkadyich had had an easy time at school , thanks to his natural abilities ...
... give orders at once . Have you sent for fresh milk ? ' And Darya Alexandrovna plunged into her daily cares and drowned her grief in them for a time . V Stepan Arkadyich had had an easy time at school , thanks to his natural abilities ...
Page 34
... give him the pleasure of naming the dishes in French . ' Vegetable soup , you know ? Then turbot with thick sauce , then ... roast beef - but mind it's good . And why not capon - well , and some stewed fruit . ' The Tartar , remembering ...
... give him the pleasure of naming the dishes in French . ' Vegetable soup , you know ? Then turbot with thick sauce , then ... roast beef - but mind it's good . And why not capon - well , and some stewed fruit . ' The Tartar , remembering ...
Page 40
... give me your advice . ' ' But what about ? ' ' Here's what . Suppose you're married , you love your wife , but you become infatuated with another woman ... ' ' Excuse me , but I decidedly do not understand how I ... just as I don't ...
... give me your advice . ' ' But what about ? ' ' Here's what . Suppose you're married , you love your wife , but you become infatuated with another woman ... ' ' Excuse me , but I decidedly do not understand how I ... just as I don't ...
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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