Anna Karenina
Анна Каренина
First published AD 1877, written in Russian
Anna Karenina is a novel, first published in book form in 1878, by the Russian author Leo Tolstoy. Often considered to be among the greatest works of world literature, Tolstoy himself called it his first true novel. It was initially released in serial installments from 1875 to 1877, all but the last part appearing in the periodical The Russian Messenger. By the time he was finishing up the last installments, Tolstoy was in an anguished state of mind having come to hate it but finished it unwillingly.
Your reading
Which translation to read
Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky2000Our pick
Faithful to Tolstoy's plain, repeated words and long sentences; widely read since Oprah's book club chose it.
Rosamund Bartlett2014
Graceful and precise, by a scholar of Russian culture, with good notes.
Louise and Aylmer Maude1918
Tolstoy's friends' version: dependable, a little old-fashioned.
Where it is set
- Italy
Italy
The story centres on an extramarital affair between Anna and cavalry officer Count Alexei Kirillovich Vronsky that scandalises the social circles of Saint Petersburg and forces the young lovers to flee to Italy in pursuit of happiness, but after they return to Russia, their lives further unravel. Source: Wikipedia, reviewed
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