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Product Description Anna Karenina relates 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 hypocrisy of society. Set against a vast and richly textured canvas of nineteenth century Russia, seven main characters in the novel a dynamic imbalance, play on the contrasts between city and country and all the variations on love and family happiness. While previous versions have softened the robust, and writing sometimes shocking, quality of Tolstoy Pevear and Volokhonsky produced a translation true to his powerful voice. This edition also includes award-winning team authority, an informative introduction and notes. Beautiful, strong and highly readable, this Anna Karenina, “the definitive text for generations to come will be. Amazon. com ReviewSome people say, “Anna Karenina” is the single. . . More>>
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Some of my favorite recent books include: She’s Undone by Wally Lamb, The Way the Crow Flies by Ann-Marie MacDonald, and My Sister’s Keeper by Jodi Come Picoult.Lorsque I took Anna Karenina, I thought I had found a treasure. However, after I started reading, I found the book boring and hard to follow. There were too many details, none of which were interesting. I continued on through the pages of words, the drones, and seemed just to finish the story to jump. It is a long text and extremely disappointing. Rating: 5.1
much alike. This is my first reading of Anna Karenina. I’ve been dyin to read this book. In the past, I liked Pevear and Volokhonsky, because I do not know who, what, and two of them break wrote the authors. We get two views on Anna and Vronsky, diving and curling, met the temptations of the home, this part of the miracle. If there is such a character that “God”, then give me his favorite book. Anna Karenina, the English version surpasses all others. – I’m sure the previous reviewer Leonard Kent thought the same voice – and shut up completely – the rules did the Tolstoy! Yes, we are all quite wonderful, the voice of someone explain to interpret God finally glorious leader. . . . In my opinion, anyway. . . Rating: 5.5
Well, it was a long, long time ago and I wanted to get to a big Russian novel under his belt. War and Peace “was damn long, so I thought I will try this ci.Il took me about one month to get the number of individual Veronski Prince Rodonkski. And then there was the Colonel and the Captain Radzinokovek Chaknoskonovick. Hey who can spell Checkoslovakia? At the time I had the right name I have forgotten what one wanted the story. Basically it is about this rich, which is cheating on her husband, is a great shame in the palace and gets then a horse and have completed voiture.Je crushed. I know I should read War and Peace “. It is a classic, you know. But I think I prefer the Lexicon Bertanica read. At the moment I read “Crime and Punishment. I think I read it for three years. I am Raskolnikov is on page 73 in this book. This book has 564 pages. Do not wait for my review. It will probably be some time take. But I am determined. Finally, I finished Anna Karenina, I do not have! Rating: 5.3
Hmmm. . . what to say yes. Well, it could be a story if you click OK, you know, it was a short story. Basically not much happening and much of the story describes how the earth is so wonderful and Levin, and devoted to his wife. Some say that it build excellent thechnique literary, I say that if you publish a novel, he has a story. Anna sentence in the story anyway. Most people say that Levin (Goodie two shoes) is the protagonist because he represents the views of Tolstoy in Russia. Rating: 5.1
Hmmm. . . what to say yes. Well, it could be a story if you click OK, you know, it was a short story. Basically not much happening and much of the story describes how the earth is so wonderful and Levin, and devoted to his wife. Some say that it build excellent thechnique literary, I say that if you publish a novel, he has a story. Anna sentence in the story anyway. Most people say that Levin (Goodie two shoes) is the protagonist because he represents the view of Tolstoy Russie.Note: 5.1