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 287
... told him everything ; despite the pain she had felt in doing so , she was glad of it . After her husband left , she told herself that she was glad , that now everything would be definite and at least there would be no falsehood and ...
... told him everything ; despite the pain she had felt in doing so , she was glad of it . After her husband left , she told herself that she was glad , that now everything would be definite and at least there would be no falsehood and ...
Page 318
... told that he had not come out yet and was busy with the office manager . She asked that her husband be told of her arrival , went to her boudoir and began to unpack her things , expecting him to come to her . But an hour went by and he ...
... told that he had not come out yet and was busy with the office manager . She asked that her husband be told of her arrival , went to her boudoir and began to unpack her things , expecting him to come to her . But an hour went by and he ...
Page 358
... told me is true ... ' Anna ! That's insulting . Don't you believe me ? Haven't I told you that I don't have a single thought that I wouldn't reveal to you ? ' ' Yes , yes , ' she said , obviously trying to drive the jealous thoughts ...
... told me is true ... ' Anna ! That's insulting . Don't you believe me ? Haven't I told you that I don't have a single thought that I wouldn't reveal to you ? ' ' Yes , yes , ' she said , obviously trying to drive the jealous thoughts ...
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