Thoroughly transported to 19th century Russia This acclaimed modern translation by Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky won the PEN/Book of the Month Club Translation Prize in 2001.īeautifully, sensitively read. Contrasting with this tale of love and self-destruction is the vividly observed story of Levin, a man striving to find contentment and a meaning to his life - and also a self-portrait of Tolstoy himself. Their subsequent affair scandalizes society and family alike and soon brings jealously and bitterness in its wake. But she feels that her life is empty until the moment she encounters the impetuous officer Count Vronsky. Tolstoy's epic novel of love, destiny and self-destruction.Īnna Karenina seems to have everything - beauty, wealth, popularity and an adored son. This definitive recording includes an introduction by Richard Pevear.
Their translation is accompanied in this edition by an introduction by Richard Pevear and a preface by John Bayley.This Penguin Classic is performed by Miranda Pleasence, the stage and television actress best known for her roles in Notes on a Scandal, The Tenant of Wildfell Hall and The Affair of the Necklace. This acclaimed modern translation by Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky won the PEN/ Book of the Month Club Translation Prize in 2001.
Anna Karenina seems to have everything - beauty, wealth, popularity and an adored son.
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