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Anna Karenina

byLeo Tolstoy, Richard Pevear (Introducer), Larissa Volokhonsky (Translator), Richard Pevear (Translator)
Acclaimed by many as the world's greatest novel, this is the story of a wife, Anna Karenina, who abandons her empty existence as the wife of a Petersburg government minister for a passionate relationship with a young officer, Count Vronsky.

About Leo Tolstoy

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.
Details
  • Imprint: Penguin
  • ISBN: 9780141902838
  • Length: 864 pages
  • Price: £3.99