Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy seems to have everything - beauty, wealth, popularity and an adored son. But she feels that her life is empty until the moment she encounters the impetuous officer Count Vronsky. Their subsequent affair scandalizes society and family alike and soon brings jealously and bitterness in its wake. Contrasting with this tale of love and self-destruction is the vividly observed story of Levin, a man striving to find contentment and a meaning to his life - and also a self-portrait of Tolstoy himself. This acclaimed modern translation by Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky won the PEN/ Book of the Month Club Translation Prize in 2001. Their translation is accompanied in this edition by an introduction by Richard Pevear and a preface by John Bayley 'The new and brilliantly witty translation by Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky is a must' - Lisa Appignanesi, Independent, Books of the Year 'Pevear and Volokhonsky are at once scrupulous translators and vivid stylists of English, and their superb rendering allows us, as perhaps never before, to grasp the palpability of Tolstoy's "characters, acts, situations"' - James Wood, New Yorker.. Described by William Faulkner as the best novel ever written and by Fyodor Dostoevsky as “flawless,”. Anna Karenina Leo Tolstoy 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 thereby exposes herself to 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 qualities of Tolstoy's writing, Pevear and Volokhonsky have produced a translation true to his powerful voice. This authoritative edition, which received the PEN Translation Prize and was an Oprah Book Club™ selection, also includes an illuminating introduction and explanatory notes. Beautiful, vigorous, and eminently readable. Anna Karenina Tolstoy will be the definitive text for fans of the film and generations to come. This Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition also features French flaps and deckle-edged paper. Subject: anna tolstoy karenina leo classic by book books hardcover maude baby penguin classics special kerinana russian anne ana of literature paperback

Anna Karenina, Leo Tolstoy's immortal tale of forbidden love in Czarist Russia, has been told many times and in many languages. It is the tragic story of a married woman and her affair with Count Vronsky. The novel explores a diverse range of topics throughout its pages. Some of these topics include an evaluation of the feudal system that existed in Russia at the time -- politics, not only in the Russian government but also at the level of the individual characters and families, religion, morality, gender and social class. We give the readers the opportunity to read “Anna Karenina “ in English and Russian languages. We provide an English translation by Constance Garnett after the original Russian text. English version in volume 1, Russian version in Volume 2. A great way to practice your reading skills and expand Russian vocabulary is through reading original written works by famous Russian authors.

Anna Karenina, Leo Tolstoy's immortal tale of forbidden love in Czarist Russia, has been told many times and in many languages. It is the tragic story of a married woman and her affair with Count Vronsky. The novel explores a diverse range of topics throughout its pages. Some of these topics include an evaluation of the feudal system that existed in Russia at the time -- politics, not only in the Russian government but also at the level of the individual characters and families, religion, morality, gender and social class. We give the readers the opportunity to read “Anna Karenina “ in English and Russian languages. We provide an English translation by Constance Garnett after the original Russian text. English version in volume 1, Russian version in Volume 2. A great way to practice your reading skills and expand Russian vocabulary is through reading original written works by famous Russian authors.

Set in mid-19th-century Russia, this book tells the story of a married woman's passion for a young officer and of her tragic fate.

Anna Karenina ist eine sowjetische Verfilmung des gleichnamigen Romans von Lew Tolstoi aus dem Jahr 1967. Regie führte Alexander Sarchi. Anna Karenina ist neben Effi Briest und Madame Bovary die wohl berühmteste Ehebrecherin der Weltliteratur. Glücklos mit einem hohen Beamten verheiratet, verfällt die bezaubernde, kluge und sanftmütige Anna dem jungen Offizier Graf Wronski in unwiderstehlicher Liebe. Eine leidenschaftliche Affäre, die sie weder vor ihrem Mann noch vor der Gesellschaft verheimlicht, nimmt ihren Lauf. Anna Karenina ist bereit, dieser Liebe alles zu opfern … Alle glücklichen Familien gleichen einander, jede unglückliche Familie ist auf ihre eigene Weise unglücklich.« Anna Karenina führt ein sorgloses Leben in St. Petersburg. Sie scheint alles zu haben, doch glücklich ist sie nicht. Als der charmante und gutaussehende Graf Wronskij in ihr Leben tritt, verfällt sie ihm in leidenschaftlicher Liebe. Sie bekennt sich zu ihm – und setzt damit alles auf's Spiel … Anna Karenina ist ein großes Buch sehr empfehlenswert zu lesen... anna karenina tolstoi buch leo russische russisch romane deutsch roman gebunden klassiker bcher anaconda literatur gebundene book anne hardcover moskau siebenbrgen petersburg ana reclam erzhlungen literaturklassiker insel ber ausgabe adel russischer mnchen russland gesellschaftsroman weltliteratur de belletristik liebesromane ein deutscher die deutschen vor classic klassische hauptwerke der russischen und morales ehebruch deutsche

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