Anna Karenina
“Anna Karenina” by Leo Tolstoy, published by Random House Publishing Group in June 1984, is a profound exploration of human emotions set against the backdrop of societal expectations. This edition spans 1008 pages and is presented in English. The narrative centers on Anna, a sensual and rebellious woman who falls deeply in love with Count Vronsky, challenging the norms of her time and facing dire consequences for her choices.
Readers will encounter a rich tapestry of themes including infidelity, vengeance, and the quest for personal freedom. The story intricately weaves Anna’s passionate affair with Vronsky alongside the struggles of Konstantine Levin, a nobleman grappling with existential questions and his own emotional turmoil. Tolstoy’s work delves into the conflicts between individual desires and societal mores, offering a poignant reflection on the human condition within a historical context.
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A magnificent drama of vengeance, infidelity, and retribution, Anna Karenina portrays the moving story of people whose emotions conflict with the dominant social mores of their time.
Sensual, rebellious Anna falls deeply and passionately in love with the handsome Count Vronsky. When she refuses to conduct the discreet affair that her cold, ambitious husband (and Russian high society) would condone, she is doomed. Set against the tragic love of Anna and Vronsky, the plight of the melancholy nobleman Konstantine Levin unfolds.
In doubt about the meaning of life, haunted by thoughts of suicide, Levin’s struggles echo Tolstoy’s own spiritual crisis. But Anna’s inner turmoil mirrors the own emotional imprisonment and mental disintegration of a woman who dares to transgress the strictures of a patriarchal world.
In Anna Karenina, Leo Tolstoy brought to perfection the novel of social realism and created a masterpiece that bared the Russian soul.
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