About the book
Leo Tolstoy's evocative tale of doomed love—one of the greatest novels of the nineteenth century.
Anna Karenina startled the world with its powerful portrayal of the human need for love and purpose. In a story that brings to vivid life nineteenth century Russia across various social classes, Anna renounces a respectable yet stifling marriage for a passionate affair that weighs her happiness against her love for her son, her family’s status and the rigid demands of society. Her story contrasts with that of Levin, a young self-doubting agnostic who takes a different journey to fulfillment and finds faith and satisfaction in an age of repression.
Considered one of the greatest novels of the nineteenth century, Anna Karenina has been called Tolstoy’s spiritual autobiography. Anna and Levin personify Tolstoy’s lifelong struggle to reconcile his physical desires and intellectual ideals in order to create a more meaningful existence.
Translated by David Magarshack
Includes an Introduction by Priscilla Meyer
Editions of Anna Karenina
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9780670894789
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- ISBN 9781596091832
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- ISBN 9780451528612
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- ISBN 9780140044980
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- ISBN 9780140267433
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- ISBN 9780140440416
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- ISBN 9780451500342
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- ISBN 9780451506788
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- ISBN 9780451508942
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- ISBN 9780451510808
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- ISBN 9780451511249
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- ISBN 9780451518705
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- ISBN 9780451519351
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- ISBN 9780451521866
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- ISBN 9780451523280
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- ISBN 9780451524492
- Audiobook
- ISBN 9780140864854
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Leo Tolstoy's evocative tale of doomed love—one of the greatest novels of the nineteenth century.
Anna Karenina startled the world with its powerful portrayal of the human need for love and purpose. In a story that brings to vivid life nineteenth century Russia across various social classes, Anna renounces a respectable yet stifling marriage for a passionate affair that weighs her happiness against her love for her son, her family’s status and the rigid demands of society. Her story contrasts with that of Levin, a young self-doubting agnostic who takes a different journey to fulfillment and finds faith and satisfaction in an age of repression.
Considered one of the greatest novels of the nineteenth century, Anna Karenina has been called Tolstoy’s spiritual autobiography. Anna and Levin personify Tolstoy’s lifelong struggle to reconcile his physical desires and intellectual ideals in order to create a more meaningful existence.
Translated by David Magarshack
Includes an Introduction by Priscilla Meyer
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Leo Tolstoy's evocative tale of doomed love—one of the greatest novels of the nineteenth century.
Anna Karenina startled the world with its powerful portrayal of the human need for love and purpose. In a story that brings to vivid life nineteenth century Russia across various social classes, Anna renounces a respectable yet stifling marriage for a passionate affair that weighs her happiness against her love for her son, her family’s status and the rigid demands of society. Her story contrasts with that of Levin, a young self-doubting agnostic who takes a different journey to fulfillment and finds faith and satisfaction in an age of repression.
Considered one of the greatest novels of the nineteenth century, Anna Karenina has been called Tolstoy’s spiritual autobiography. Anna and Levin personify Tolstoy’s lifelong struggle to reconcile his physical desires and intellectual ideals in order to create a more meaningful existence.
Translated by David Magarshack
Includes an Introduction by Priscilla Meyer
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Anna Karenina?
Fiction > Fiction: literary and general non-genre > Classic fiction: literary and general
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Who is/are the Author/s of the book Anna Karenina?
Leo Tolstoy
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Anna Karenina is available as hardcover(ISBN 9780670894789) and paperback(ISBN 9781596091832) and paperback(ISBN 9780451528612) and paperback(ISBN 9780140044980) and paperback(ISBN 9780140267433) and paperback(ISBN 9780140440416) and paperback(ISBN 9780451500342) and paperback(ISBN 9780451506788) and paperback(ISBN 9780451508942) and paperback(ISBN 9780451510808) and paperback(ISBN 9780451511249) and paperback(ISBN 9780451515407) and paperback(ISBN 9780451518705) and paperback(ISBN 9780451519351) and paperback(ISBN 9780451521866) and paperback(ISBN 9780451523280) and paperback(ISBN 9780451524492) and audiobook(ISBN 9780140864854)
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