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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... listening to the end , placed his hand benignly on the secretary's sleeve . ' No , just do as I told you , ' he said , softening the remark with a smile , and after briefly explaining the matter as he understood it 19 ANNA KARENINA.
... listening to the end , placed his hand benignly on the secretary's sleeve . ' No , just do as I told you , ' he said , softening the remark with a smile , and after briefly explaining the matter as he understood it 19 ANNA KARENINA.
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... Listening to his brother's conversation with the professor , he noticed that they connected the scientific questions with the inner , spiritual ones , several times almost touched upon them , but that each time they came close to what ...
... Listening to his brother's conversation with the professor , he noticed that they connected the scientific questions with the inner , spiritual ones , several times almost touched upon them , but that each time they came close to what ...
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... listening to Oblonsky . And suddenly they both felt that , though they were friends , though they had dined together and drunk wine that should have brought them still closer , each was thinking only of his own things , and they had ...
... listening to Oblonsky . And suddenly they both felt that , though they were friends , though they had dined together and drunk wine that should have brought them still closer , each was thinking only of his own things , and they had ...
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... listening to her father and glancing at her and Vronsky . And she felt such pity for him that tears came to her eyes . But she immediately thought of the one she had exchanged him for . She vividly recalled that manly , firm face , the ...
... listening to her father and glancing at her and Vronsky . And she felt such pity for him that tears came to her eyes . But she immediately thought of the one she had exchanged him for . She vividly recalled that manly , firm face , the ...
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