Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
Set in 19th-century Russia, this novel revolves around the life of Anna Karenina, a high-society woman who, dissatisfied with her loveless marriage, embarks on a passionate affair with a charming officer named Count Vronsky. This scandalous affair leads to her social downfall, while parallel to this, the novel also explores the rural life and struggles of Levin, a landowner who seeks the meaning of life and true happiness. The book explores themes such as love, marriage, fidelity, societal norms, and the human quest for happiness.
The 7th greatest book of all time
Purchase from
Bookshop.org or
Amazon
- Published
- 1877
- Nationality
- Russian
- Length
- Long
- Pages
- 800-1000
- Original Language
- Russian
- Avg User Rating
-
(4.3)
- Alternate Titles
-
- Ana Karenina
- Anna Karenin
- Anna Karenina By Tolstoy Leo Pevear Richard Trn Volokhonsky Larissa Trn
- Anna Karenina II
- Anna Karenina, Bind 1 + 2
If you're interested in seeing the ranking details on this book go here
This book is on the following 64 lists:
- 1st on Entertainment Weekly's Top 100 Novels (Entertainment Weekly)
- 1st on The Greatest Books of All Time (Reader's Digest)
- 1st on The Greatest Novel of All Time (William Faulkner)
- 1st on The Top 10: The Greatest Books of All Time (The Top 10 (Book))
- 2nd on The Main Works of Russian literature (Polka Academy)
- 3rd on 200 Books That Shaped 200 Years of Literature (The Center for Fiction)
- 3rd on As if You Don't Have Enough to Read, Fiction Edition (New York Times)
- 3rd on The Telegraph’s 100 Novels Everyone Should Read (Telegraph)
- 4th on Ezra Klein Show's Most Recommended Books (Ezra Klein Show)
- 4th on For The Love of Books (For The Love of Books)
- 5th on The Greatest Stories Ever Told (The Sydney Morning Herald)
- 7th on El Pais Favorite Books of 100 Spanish Authors (El Pais)
- 8th on The Celebrity Reading List (Gardiner Public Library)
- 9th on Our Users' Top 100 Favorite Books of All Time (The Greatest Books Users)
- 10th on TrueLit's Top 100 Favorite Books (2023) (/r/TrueLit)
- 13th on The 16 Greatest Books of All Time (NYU Local)
- 13th on The Novel 100: A Ranking of the Greatest Novels of All Time (The Novel 100)
- 22nd on In Which These Are the 100 Greatest Novels (ThisRecording.com)
- 23rd on Big Read (Bulgarian) (Bulgaria)
- 26th on Harvard Book Store Staff's Favorite 100 Books (Harvard Book Store)
- 28th on The 100 Best Books of World Literature (ABC.es)
- 30th on The 100 Greatest Novels (greatbooksguide.com)
- 35th on The 101 Favorite Novels of 'Le Monde' Readers (Le Monde)
- 35th on 'The perfect library': the 196 books selected by 133 personalities (XLSemanal and Zenda)
- 38th on The Complete 500: OCLC (OCLC)
- 43rd on 50 Classics You Must Read Before You Die (Gyldendal (Denmark Publisher))
- 44th on Top 100 Books, As Chosen By Canadians (The Gazette(Newspaper))
- 47th on Top 100 World Literature Titles (Perfection Learning)
- 54th on The Big Read (BBC)
- 70th on My Favourite Book - Australian Big Read (Australian Big Read)
- 76th on Big Read (Hungarian) (Hungaria)
- 95th on Big Read (German) (Germany)
- 109th on The 500 best books of all time from Culture Café users (Culture Café)
- 1,000 Books to Read Before You Die: A Life-Changing List (1,000 Books to Read Before You Die(Book))
- 1000 Novels Everyone Must Read (The Guardian)
- 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die (The Book)
- 100 Best Novels in the World (Published in 1899) (The Daily Telegraph)
- 100 Books, 100 Companions (Zeit Online)
- 101 of the World's Greatest Books (1950) (101 of the World's Greatest Books (Book))
- 12 Novels Considered the Greatest Book Ever Written (Encyclopedia Britannica)
- 222 Best Books of All Time That Deserve a Spot on Your Bookshelf, With Picks from Bestselling Authors and Indie Booksellers (Parade)
- 50 Books to Read Before You Die (Barnes and Noble)
- Finest Works of Fiction (Martin Seymour-Smith and Editors)
- From Zero to Well-Read in 100 Books (Jeff O'Neal at Bookriot.com)
- Harold Bloom's The Western Canon (The Western Canon (Book) by Harold Bloom)
- Inteliquest's World's 100 Greatest Books of All-Time (InteliQuest)
- Landmarks of World Literature (Cambridge University)
- Masterpieces of World Literature (Frank N. Magill)
- Six Professors from "Esteemed" Universities Favorite Books (Democrat and Chronicle (Newspaper))
- The 100 Greatest Books Ever Written (Easton Press)
- The 100 Greatest Novels of All Time: The List (The Observer)
- The 25 Favorite Books of 100 Francophone Writers (Telerama)
- The Best Classics (The Times)
- The Bigger Read List (English PEN)
- The Books You've Always Meant to Read (Waterstones)
- The Graphic Canon (Book)
- The Great Books Reader (Book)
- The Guardian's Essential Library (The Guardian)
- The Ultimate Book Bucket List: The 75 Best Books Of All Time (Refinery29)
- The Well-Educated Mind (Book)
- Top 100 Works in World Literature (Norwegian Book Clubs, with the Norwegian Nobel Institute)
- Världsbiblioteket (The World Library) (Tidningen Boken)
- What are the Goncourt Winners’ Favorite Books? (Télérama)
- William H. F. Lamont’s 100 Best Novels (1947) (archive.org)