Set against a vast and richly textured canvas of nineteenthcentury russia, the novels seven major characters create a dynamic imbalance, playing out the contrasts of. Leo nikolayevich tolstoy september 9, 1828 november 20, 1910 was a russian writer who primarily wrote novels and short stories. Vladimir nabokov called leo tolstoys anna karenina one of the greatest love stories in world literature. New paperback book copy of anna karenina by leo tolstoy. The first edition of the novel was published in 1878, and was written by leo tolstoy. Buy anna karenina wordsworth classics new edition by leo tolstoy isbn. Born to an aristocratic russian family in 1828, he is best known for the novels war and peace 1869 and anna karenina 1877, often cited as. The author of the first page into a deep family problems oblonskys husband changed his wife, and as he suffers back the love of the spouses and the location. Considered by some to be the greatest novel ever written, anna karenina is tolstoys classic tale of love and adultery set against the backdrop. Introduction anna karenina is the tragedy of married aristocrat and socialite anna karenina and her affair with the affluent count vronsky. A profound social and moral thinker, tolstoy was one of the greatest writers of realistic fiction during his time. Petersburg high society in the later half of the nineteenth century. Translated by constance black garnett 18621946 in 1917.
The wife had discovered that the husband was carrying on an intrigue with a french girl, who had been a governess in their family, and she had announced to her husband that she could not go on living in the same house with him. Anna karenina tells of the doomed love affair between the sensuous and rebellious anna and the dashing officer, count vronsky. Possible ex library copy, with all the markingsstickers of that library. Petersburg society until she leaves her husband for the.
When she refuses to conduct the discreet affair that her cold, ambitious husband and russian high society would. Leo tolstoys classic novel of love, betrayal, and death is a stunning work of genius. Anna, miserable in her loveless marriage, does the barely thinkable and succumbs to her desires for the dashing. Leo tolstoy 364 installments anna karenina is a respectable wife and mother when a chance encounter at the train station pulls her into passionate transgression. This unforgettable account of a good womans undoing, set in the glamorous whirl of czarist russia, rivals any tabloid for glamorous scandal and the best psychology books for human. Anna karenina pdf, epub, mobi, fb2, txt download free. Leo tolstoy has 3434 books on goodreads with 2817294 ratings. Lev nikolayevich tolstoy was a russian novelist born in 1828. The story starts when she arrives in the midst of a family broken up by her brothers unbridled womanizing something that prefigures her own later situation, thou. Click to read more about anna karenina norton critical edition, 2nd ed. In it tolstoy uses his intense imaginative insight to create some of the most memorable. Tragedy unfolds as anna rejects her passionless marriage and must endure the hypocrisies of society. Sensual, rebellious anna falls deeply and passionately in love with the handsome count vronsky. Many writers consider anna karenina the greatest work of literature ever and tolstoy himself called it his first true novel.
Two love stories are set against the backdrop of high society in tsarist russia. Jan 30, 2003 leo tolstoy was born in 1828 in the tula province. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 964 pages and is available in paperback format. Set in late 19th century russia, anna is portrayed as an ideal, cultivated aristocratic wife, mother and model for. Anna awakes from a loveless marriage to find herself drawn irresistibly to the dashing cavalry officer, count vronsky. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. A rich and complex masterpiece, the novel charts the disastrous course of a love affair between anna, a beautiful married woman, and count vronsky, a wealthy army officer.
Anna karenina is a sophisticated woman who abandons her empty existence as the wife of karenin and turns to count vronsky to fulfil her passionate nature. Starring keira knightley a dangerous method as anna karenina, jude law sherlock holmes as her husband alexei, aaron johnson nowhere boy as count. Leo tolstoys most popular book is where love is, there god is also. Count lev nikolayevich tolstoy 9 september 1828 20 november 1910, usually referred to in english as leo tolstoy, was a russian writer who is regarded as one of the greatest authors of all time.
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