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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... smile . ' Yes , it was nice , very nice . There were many other excellent things there , but one can't say it in words , or even put it into waking thoughts . ' And , noticing a strip of light that had broken through the side of one of ...
... smile . ' Yes , it was nice , very nice . There were many other excellent things there , but one can't say it in words , or even put it into waking thoughts . ' And , noticing a strip of light that had broken through the side of one of ...
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... smile . That stupid smile he could not forgive himself . Seeing that smile , Dolly had winced as if from physical pain , burst with her typical vehemence into a torrent of cruel words , and rushed from the room . Since then she had ...
... smile . That stupid smile he could not forgive himself . Seeing that smile , Dolly had winced as if from physical pain , burst with her typical vehemence into a torrent of cruel words , and rushed from the room . Since then she had ...
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... smile . ) ' But while she was in our house , I never allowed myself anything . And the worst of it is that she's already ... It all had to happen at once ! Ay , ay , ay ! But what to do , what to do ? ' There was no answer , except the ...
... smile . ) ' But while she was in our house , I never allowed myself anything . And the worst of it is that she's already ... It all had to happen at once ! Ay , ay , ay ! But what to do , what to do ? ' There was no answer , except the ...
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... smiling to the boy who greeted him . He was aware that he loved the boy less , and always tried to be fair ; but the boy felt it and did not respond with a smile to the cold smile of his father . ' Mama ? Mama's up , ' the girl replied ...
... smiling to the boy who greeted him . He was aware that he loved the boy less , and always tried to be fair ; but the boy felt it and did not respond with a smile to the cold smile of his father . ' Mama ? Mama's up , ' the girl replied ...
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... smiling , she nodded to Levin . She was more beautiful than he had imagined her . When he thought of her , he could ... smile , which always transported Levin into a magic world where he felt softened and moved to tenderness , as he ...
... smiling , she nodded to Levin . She was more beautiful than he had imagined her . When he thought of her , he could ... smile , which always transported Levin into a magic world where he felt softened and moved to tenderness , as he ...
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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