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Some people say Anna Karenina is the single greatest novel ever written, which makes about as much sense to me as trying to determine the world's greatest color. But there is no doubt that Anna Karenina, generally considered Tolstoy's best book, is definitely one ripping great read. Anna, miserable in her loveless marriage, does the barely thinkable and succumbs to her desires for the dashing Vronsky. I don't want to give away the ending, but I will say that 19th-century Russia doesn't take well to that sort of thing.

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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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Stepan Arkadyich, Alexei Alexandrovich, Sergei Ivanovich, Darya Alexandrovna, Countess Lydia Ivanovna, Agafya Mikhailovna, Anna Arkadyevna, Mme Stahl, Konstantin Levin, Konstantin Dmitrich, Marya Nikolaevna, Princess Varvara, Vasenka Veslovsky, Lizaveta Petrovna, Princess Miagky, Countess Nordston, Nikolai Levin, Sergei Ivanych, Princess Tverskoy, Mme Karenina, Anna Pavlovna, Count Vronsky, Vassily Lukich, Matryona Filimonovna, Liza Merkalov New!
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