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 14
... not get offended , which , owing to his natural kindness , he never did anyway . It would have seemed laughable to him if he had been told that he would not get a post with the salary he needed , the more so as he did not 14 ANNA KARENINA.
... not get offended , which , owing to his natural kindness , he never did anyway . It would have seemed laughable to him if he had been told that he would not get a post with the salary he needed , the more so as he did not 14 ANNA KARENINA.
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... seemed to him the most important thing , they hastily retreated and again dug deeper into the realm of fine distinctions , reservations , quotations , allusions , references to authorities , and he had difficulty understanding what they ...
... seemed to him the most important thing , they hastily retreated and again dug deeper into the realm of fine distinctions , reservations , quotations , allusions , references to authorities , and he had difficulty understanding what they ...
Page 28
... seemed to be nothing very special in her dress , nor in her pose ; but for Levin she was as easy to recognize in that crowd as a rose among nettles . Everything was lit up by her . She was the smile that brightened everything around ...
... seemed to be nothing very special in her dress , nor in her pose ; but for Levin she was as easy to recognize in that crowd as a rose among nettles . Everything was lit up by her . She was the smile that brightened everything around ...
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... seemed to Levin that her gentleness had a special , deliberately calm tone . And he felt sad . After talking about her old governess and her quirks , she asked him about his life . ' Is it really not boring for you in the country during ...
... seemed to Levin that her gentleness had a special , deliberately calm tone . And he felt sad . After talking about her old governess and her quirks , she asked him about his life . ' Is it really not boring for you in the country during ...
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... seemed so to the princess . But with her own daughters she had experienced how this seemingly ordinary thing - giving away her daughters in marriage - was neither easy nor simple . So many fears had been lived through , so many thoughts ...
... seemed so to the princess . But with her own daughters she had experienced how this seemingly ordinary thing - giving away her daughters in marriage - was neither easy nor simple . So many fears had been lived through , so many thoughts ...
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