Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy

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.

The 19th greatest fiction book of all time


This book is on the following lists:

  1. - 1st on Entertainment Weekly's Top 100 Novels (Entertainment Weekly)
  2. - 1st on The Greatest Novel of All Time (William Faulkner)
  3. - 1st on The Top 10: The Greatest Books of All Time (The Top 10 (Book))
  4. - 3rd on The Telegraph’s 100 Novels Everyone Should Read (Telegraph)
  5. - 4th on For The Love of Books (For The Love of Books)
  6. - 6th on El Pais Favorite Books of 100 Spanish Authors (El Pais)
  7. - 8th on The 25 Favorite Books of 100 Francophone Writers (Telerama)
  8. - 8th on The Celebrity Reading List (Gardiner Public Library)
  9. - 13th on The Novel 100: A Ranking of the Greatest Novels of All Time (The Novel 100)
  10. - 13th on The 16 Greatest Books of All Time (NYU Local)
  11. - 22nd on In Which These Are the 100 Greatest Novels (ThisRecording.com)
  12. - 26th on Harvard Book Store Staff's Favorite 100 Books (Harvard Book Store)
  13. - 27th on The 100 Greatest Novels of All Time: The List (The Observer)
  14. - 28th on The 100 Best Books of World Literature (ABC.es)
  15. - 30th on The 100 Greatest Novels (greatbooksguide.com)
  16. - 47th on Top 100 World Literature Titles (Perfection Learning)
  17. - The Graphic Canon (Book)
  18. - Världsbiblioteket (The World Library) (Tidningen Boken)
  19. - Top 100 Works in World Literature (Norwegian Book Clubs, with the Norwegian Nobel Institute)
  20. - The 100 Greatest Books Ever Written (Easton Press)
  21. - The Bigger Read List (English PEN)
  22. - The Great Books Reader (Book)
  23. - 50 Books to Read Before You Die (Barnes and Noble)
  24. - The Best Classics (The Times)
  25. - From Zero to Well-Read in 100 Books (Jeff O'Neal at Bookriot.com)
  26. - 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die (The Book)
  27. - Masterpieces of World Literature (Frank N. Magill)
  28. - Finest Works of Fiction (Martin Seymour-Smith and Editors)

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