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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Page 413
... face with his hands . ' Uncover your face , look at him . He's a saint , ' she said . ' No , uncover it , uncover your face ! ' she said crossly . ' Alexei Alexandrovich , uncover his face ! I want to see him . ' Alexei Alexandrovich ...
... face with his hands . ' Uncover your face , look at him . He's a saint , ' she said . ' No , uncover it , uncover your face ! ' she said crossly . ' Alexei Alexandrovich , uncover his face ! I want to see him . ' Alexei Alexandrovich ...
Page 460
... face offered his hand to his former comrade . The same expression of joy now replaced the earlier uneasy look on Golenishchev's face . ' I'm so glad to see you ! ' said Vronsky , baring his strong white teeth in a friendly smile . ' And ...
... face offered his hand to his former comrade . The same expression of joy now replaced the earlier uneasy look on Golenishchev's face . ' I'm so glad to see you ! ' said Vronsky , baring his strong white teeth in a friendly smile . ' And ...
Page 472
... face of Pilate and the calm face of Christ , and in the background the figures of Pilate's servants and the face of John , peering at all that was going on . Each face , grown in him with its own particular character after so much ...
... face of Pilate and the calm face of Christ , and in the background the figures of Pilate's servants and the face of John , peering at all that was going on . Each face , grown in him with its own particular character after so much ...
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Alexei Alexandrovich already Anna answer asked began believe better brother called carriage coming conversation Countess Darya Alexandrovna dinner 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 looking 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 society soul speak standing Stepan Arkadyich steps stood stopped suddenly suffering talk tell there's thing thought told took trying turned understand understood voice Vronsky waiting walked wanted whole wife wish woman young