Anna Karenina
Author: Leo Tolstoy, John Bayley, Aylmer Maude and Louise Maude Series: Everyman's Library CLASSICS
Set in mid-19th-century Russia, this book tells the story of a married woman's passion for a young officer and of her tragic fate.
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Summary
Set in mid-19th-century Russia, this book tells the story of a married woman's passion for a young officer and of her tragic fate.
Description
Anna Karenina is the story of a woman who ab andons her empty existence as a society wife and embarks on a doomed love affair with the passionate but emotionally ban krupt Vronsky. It is widely acknowledged as the greatest nov el in any language '
Awards
Runner-up for The BBC Big Read Top 100 2003
Short-listed for BBC Big Read Top 100 2003
About the Author
Leo Tolstoy was born in central Russia on 9 September 1828. In 1852 he published his first work, the autobiographical Childhood. He served in the army during the Crimean War and his Sevastopol Sketches (1855-6) are based on his experiences. His two most popular masterpieces are War and Peace (1864-69) and Anna Karenina (1875-8). He died in 1910.
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