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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... seen . Most of my effort has gone into that . The cohesion of the structure does not lie in the plot or in the relations ( the meetings ) of the characters , it is an internal cohesion ... look well and you will find it . In a letter to ...
... seen . Most of my effort has gone into that . The cohesion of the structure does not lie in the plot or in the relations ( the meetings ) of the characters , it is an internal cohesion ... look well and you will find it . In a letter to ...
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... seen her in the bedroom with the unfortunate , all - revealing note in her hand . She - this eternally preoccupied and bustling and , as he thought , none - too - bright Dolly - was sitting motionless , the note in her hand , looking at ...
... seen her in the bedroom with the unfortunate , all - revealing note in her hand . She - this eternally preoccupied and bustling and , as he thought , none - too - bright Dolly - was sitting motionless , the note in her hand , looking at ...
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... seen him come to Moscow from the country , where he did something or other , though Stepan Arkadyich could never understand precisely what , nor did it interest him . Levin always came to Moscow agitated , hurried , a little uneasy ...
... seen him come to Moscow from the country , where he did something or other , though Stepan Arkadyich could never understand precisely what , nor did it interest him . Levin always came to Moscow agitated , hurried , a little uneasy ...
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... seen the Shcherbatskys ' carriage at the entrance . It was a clear frosty day . At the entrance stood rows of carriages , sleighs , cabbies , mounted police . Proper folk , their hats gleaming in the sun , swarmed by the gate and along ...
... seen the Shcherbatskys ' carriage at the entrance . It was a clear frosty day . At the entrance stood rows of carriages , sleighs , cabbies , mounted police . Proper folk , their hats gleaming in the sun , swarmed by the gate and along ...
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... seen and never will see any lovely fallen creatures , 22 and ones like that painted Frenchwoman at the counter , with all those ringlets they're vermin for me , and all the fallen ones are the same . " ' And the one in the Gospels ...
... seen and never will see any lovely fallen creatures , 22 and ones like that painted Frenchwoman at the counter , with all those ringlets they're vermin for me , and all the fallen ones are the same . " ' And the one in the Gospels ...
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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