| Description |
xxv, 837 pages ; 21 cm |
| Note |
First published in Russian 1873-7. This translation originally published: London: Allen Lane, 2000. |
| Summary |
Anna Karenina 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. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages xxii-xxiii). |
| Language |
Translated from the Russian. |
| Subject |
Karenina, Anna (Fictitious character) -- Fiction.
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Married women -- Fiction.
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Adultery -- Fiction.
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Russia -- Social conditions -- Fiction.
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Russia -- Social life and customs -- 1533-1917 -- Fiction.
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Romance fiction, Russian.
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| Genre/Form |
Historical fiction.
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Didactic fiction.
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Love stories.
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| Added Author |
Pevear, Richard, 1943- translator.
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Volokhonsky, Larissa, translator.
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Bayley, John, 1925-2015 writer of preface.
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Bickford-Smith, Coralie, cover designer.
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| ISBN |
9780141199610 |
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014119961X |
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