Anna KareninaAnna 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 must endure 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, quality of Tolstoy's writing, Pevear and Volokhonsky have produced a translation true to his powerful voice. This award-winning team's authoritative edition also includes an illuminating introduction and explanatory notes. Beautiful, vigorous, and eminently readable, this Anna Karenina will be the definitive text for generations to come. |
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... asked . The professor , vexed and as if mentally pained by the interruption , turned to the strange questioner , who looked more like a barge - hauler than a philosopher , then shifted his gaze to Sergei Ivanovich as if to ask : what ...
... asked . The professor , vexed and as if mentally pained by the interruption , turned to the strange questioner , who looked more like a barge - hauler than a philosopher , then shifted his gaze to Sergei Ivanovich as if to ask : what ...
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... asked , wincing and rubbing his eyes . ' And will you drink ? Together , that's how to drink ! Vronsky , will you drink ? ' Petritsky said , getting up and wrapping himself under the arms in a tiger rug . He went through the door in the ...
... asked , wincing and rubbing his eyes . ' And will you drink ? Together , that's how to drink ! Vronsky , will you drink ? ' Petritsky said , getting up and wrapping himself under the arms in a tiger rug . He went through the door in the ...
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... asked , without ceasing to smile . They arrived at the meeting . Levin listened as the secretary haltingly read the minutes , which he evidently did not understand himself ; but Levin could see by the face of this secretary what a sweet ...
... asked , without ceasing to smile . They arrived at the meeting . Levin listened as the secretary haltingly read the minutes , which he evidently did not understand himself ; but Levin could see by the face of this secretary what a sweet ...
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