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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... stopped going hunting with my rifle , so as not to yield to this too - easy way of delivering myself from existence . Anna Karenina was written at the most important turning - point in Tolstoy's life . Up to then the artist in him had ...
... stopped going hunting with my rifle , so as not to yield to this too - easy way of delivering myself from existence . Anna Karenina was written at the most important turning - point in Tolstoy's life . Up to then the artist in him had ...
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... stopped looking at him . ' So where shall we see each other ? I need very , very much to have a talk with you , ' said Levin . Oblonsky appeared to reflect . ' I'll tell you what : let's go to Gourin's for lunch and talk there . I'm ...
... stopped looking at him . ' So where shall we see each other ? I need very , very much to have a talk with you , ' said Levin . Oblonsky appeared to reflect . ' I'll tell you what : let's go to Gourin's for lunch and talk there . I'm ...
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... stopped and considered . He took off his skates and caught up with the mother and daughter at the exit from the garden . ' Very glad to see you , ' said the princess . ' We receive on Thursdays , as usual . ' ' Today , then ? ' ' We ...
... stopped and considered . He took off his skates and caught up with the mother and daughter at the exit from the garden . ' Very glad to see you , ' said the princess . ' We receive on Thursdays , as usual . ' ' Today , then ? ' ' We ...
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... to say something , he stopped without finishing what he had begun and listened attentively to her . The conversation never flagged for a minute , so that the old princess , who , in case a topic was lacking , always 51 ANNA KARENINA.
... to say something , he stopped without finishing what he had begun and listened attentively to her . The conversation never flagged for a minute , so that the old princess , who , in case a topic was lacking , always 51 ANNA KARENINA.
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... stopped and asked directly : ' Meaning what ? Or did he propose to your belle - soeur " last night ? ... ' Maybe , ' said Stepan Arkadyich . ' It seemed to me there was something of the sort yesterday . Yes , if he left early and was ...
... stopped and asked directly : ' Meaning what ? Or did he propose to your belle - soeur " last night ? ... ' Maybe , ' said Stepan Arkadyich . ' It seemed to me there was something of the sort yesterday . Yes , if he left early and was ...
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