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Penguin
June 2004
On Sale: May 31, 2004
864 pages
ISBN: 0143035002
EAN: 9780143035008
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Fiction
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 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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