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 5
... head to one side , he looked fixedly at his master . Stepan Arkadyich said nothing . Then a kind and somewhat pathetic smile appeared on his handsome face . ' Eh ? Matvei ? ' he said , shaking his head . ' Never mind , sir , it'll shape ...
... head to one side , he looked fixedly at his master . Stepan Arkadyich said nothing . Then a kind and somewhat pathetic smile appeared on his handsome face . ' Eh ? Matvei ? ' he said , shaking his head . ' Never mind , sir , it'll shape ...
Page 7
... head . He read the leading article , which explained that in our time it was quite needless to raise the cry that radicalism was threatening to swallow up all the conservative elements , and that it was the government's duty to take ...
... head . He read the leading article , which explained that in our time it was quite needless to raise the cry that radicalism was threatening to swallow up all the conservative elements , and that it was the government's duty to take ...
Page 9
... head , and his handsome face assumed a wistful expression . ' Shall I go or not ? ' he said to himself . And his inner voice told him that he should not go , that there could be nothing here but falseness , that to rectify , to repair ...
... head , and his handsome face assumed a wistful expression . ' Shall I go or not ? ' he said to himself . And his inner voice told him that he should not go , that there could be nothing here but falseness , that to rectify , to repair ...
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... head , her face pinched and thin , her big , frightened eyes protruding on account of that thinness , was standing before an open chiffonier , taking something out of it . Various articles lay scattered about the room . Hearing her ...
... head , her face pinched and thin , her big , frightened eyes protruding on account of that thinness , was standing before an open chiffonier , taking something out of it . Various articles lay scattered about the room . Hearing her ...
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... head in at the door . ' Maybe we ought to send for my brother , ' she said . ' He can at least make dinner . Otherwise the children won't eat before six o'clock , like yesterday . ' ' Well , all right , I'll come and give orders at once ...
... head in at the door . ' Maybe we ought to send for my brother , ' she said . ' He can at least make dinner . Otherwise the children won't eat before six o'clock , like yesterday . ' ' Well , all right , I'll come and give orders at once ...
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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