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 17
... replied , looking around bashfully and at the same time crossly and uneasily . ' Well , let's go to my office , ' said Stepan Arkadyich , knowing his friend's proud and irascible shyness ; and , taking him by the arm , he drew him along ...
... replied , looking around bashfully and at the same time crossly and uneasily . ' Well , let's go to my office , ' said Stepan Arkadyich , knowing his friend's proud and irascible shyness ; and , taking him by the arm , he drew him along ...
Page 19
... replied after a moment's thought , ' I still have to go somewhere . ' ' Well , all right , then let's dine together . ' ' Dine ? But I have nothing special to say or ask , just a couple of words , and we can have a chat later . ' ' Then ...
... replied after a moment's thought , ' I still have to go somewhere . ' ' Well , all right , then let's dine together . ' ' Dine ? But I have nothing special to say or ask , just a couple of words , and we can have a chat later . ' ' Then ...
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... replied Konstantin Levin , ' and I don't go to the meetings any more . ' ' Too bad ! ' said Sergei Ivanovich , frowning . Levin , to vindicate himself , began to describe what went on at the meetings in his district . ' But it's always ...
... replied Konstantin Levin , ' and I don't go to the meetings any more . ' ' Too bad ! ' said Sergei Ivanovich , frowning . Levin , to vindicate himself , began to describe what went on at the meetings in his district . ' But it's always ...
Page 28
... replied , surprised at this boldness and casualness in her presence and not losing sight of her for a moment , though he was not looking at her . He felt the sun approach him . She was turning a corner , her slender feet at a 28 ANNA ...
... replied , surprised at this boldness and casualness in her presence and not losing sight of her for a moment , though he was not looking at her . He felt the sun approach him . She was turning a corner , her slender feet at a 28 ANNA ...
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... replied the happy Levin , still hearing the sound of the voice saying ' See you soon ' and picturing the smile with which it had been said . " To the Anglia or the Hermitage ? ' ' It makes no difference to me . ' ' To the Anglia , then ...
... replied the happy Levin , still hearing the sound of the voice saying ' See you soon ' and picturing the smile with which it had been said . " To the Anglia or the Hermitage ? ' ' It makes no difference to me . ' ' To the Anglia , then ...
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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