Translated by richard pevear and larissa volokhonsky. Ive been at it for more than a month now and the main lines are traced out. Leo tolstoy, or count lyev nikolayevich tolstoy september 9, 1828 november 20, 1910, was a russian author, essayist, and philosopher whose. Garnett or pevearvolokhonsky translation of anna karenina. Tragedy unfolds as anna rejects her passionless marriage and. They both were twice awarded the penbookofthemonth club translation prize for dostoevskys the brothers karamazov and tolstoys anna karenina. Anna karenina, 1935 this movie version stars greta garbo as anna karenina. I especially love the pevear and volokhonsky translation of anna karenina, so i really looked forward to their translation of doctor zhivago. Anna karenina, 1948 stars vivien leigh in the title role. Starring keira knightley a dangerous method as anna karenina, jude law sherlock holmes as her husband alexei, aaron johnson nowhere boy as count. Anna karenina is no romeo and juliet story of starcrossed teenagers unjustly destroyed by their elders cruel laws, but a story of adults vexed by boundaries.
After annas fateful leap in front of the train, the book stomps along on for another 50 pages. Anna karenina is a novel by the russian author leo tolstoy, first published in book form in. Richard pevear, along with his wife larissa volokhonsky, has translated works by tolstoy, dostoevsky, chekhov, gogol, bulgakov and pasternak. I started reading anna karenina got an epub copy from gutenberg, and when talking with a couple of friends, someone mentioned a pevear translation that was supposed to be much better. Anna karenina pevearvolokhonsky translation by leo. Set against the tragic love of anna and vronsky, the plight of the. I really enjoyed reading anna karenina, i was recommended it by my husbands father, and im pleased i read it. The narrative centres on the adulterous affair between anna, wife of aleksey karenin, and count vronsky, a young bachelor. Tragedy unfolds as anna reject, isbn 9780143035008 buy the anna karenina value edition ebook. Anna karenina value edition isbn 9780143035008 pdf epub. Anna karenina by leo tolstoy translated by constance garnett.
I started reading the maude translation of anna karenina, but before i could finish it, i had to return it to the library, i read the rest of the book in the constance garret translation. Tolstoy is way too crafty for that while anna is one focus of tolstoys intense psychological analysis, the novel is about a lot more than just one woman. Anna karenina is a novel with a contemporary thematic in which the main theme is annas adultery because of which she get rejected from society and experiences a tragic end. But i suspect i would have been slightly bored with it if i had read it as a youngster in my 20s. Stivas sister, anna karenina, arrives to reconcile the couple and dissuades dolly from getting a divorce. Larissa volokhonskys most popular book is anna karenina. The musthave pevear and volokhonsky translation of one of the greatest russian novels ever written described by william faulkner as the best novel ever written and by fyodor. Anna karenina pevearvolokhonsky translation pdf free. Sensual, rebellious anna falls deeply and passionately in love with the handsome count vronsky. Pevear and volokhonsky talk about the sucking of levins boot, and a snipe which. Anna karenina by leo tolstoy, 9780140449174, download free ebooks, download free pdf epub ebook. Penguin classics deluxe edition kindle edition by tolstoy, leo, richard pevear, larissa volokhonsky. Pevear and volokhonsky, who are based in paris, sent anna karenina to the top of the bestseller list a few years ago, with a little assist from oprah.
When she refuses to conduct the discreet affair that her cold, ambitious husbandand russian high societywould condone, she is doomed. The power of the happy family in tolstoys anna karenina. Anna karenina which english translation of anna karenina. Described by william faulkner as the best novel ever written and by fyodor dostoevsky as flawless, anna karenina tells of the doomed love affair between the sensuous and rebellious anna and the dashing officer, count vronsky. Part one chapter 1 chapter 2 chapter 3 chapter 4 chapter 5 chapter 6 chapter 7 chapter 8 chapter 9 chapter 10 chapter 11 chapter 12 chapter chapter 14 chapter 15 chapter 16 chapter 17 chapter 18 chapter 19 chapter 20 chapter 21 chapter 22 chapter 23. Richard pevear and larissa volokhonsky settled on brogues and leggings in 2000, while kyril zinovieff and jenny hughes, translators of the most recent 2008 version, opt for putties and rawhide.
Surprisingly, all the translators ruled that the part of annas anatomy that she believed repelled, repulsed, disgusted or offended. I found it quite heavy reading early on, but about of the way in it all started to come together. Anna karenina annotated and millions of other books are available for instant. According to footnotes in the pevearvolokhonsky translation, the viewpoints levin supports throughout the novel in his arguments match tolstoys. I am writing a novel, tolstoy informed his friend the critic nikolai strakhov on 11 may 1873, referring to the book that was to become anna karenina. Anna karenina, novel by leo tolstoy, published in installments between 1875 and 1877 and considered one of the pinnacles of world literature. Parallel to her story we follow up on the destructive love between anna and vronsky and the love story between levin and kitty based on an unselfish love. Books of the year pevear and volokhonsky are at once scrupulous translators and vivid stylists of english, and their superb rendering allows us, as perhaps never before, to grasp the palpability of tolstoys characters, acts, situations james wood, new yorker. Larissa volokhonsky has 45 books on goodreads with 982549 ratings. Anna karenina, first edition abebooks shop for books. Buy anna karenina penguin classics book online at low.
Tolstoy infamously starts the novel anna karenina with the line, all happy families are alike. Ask anyone who has read it, and it will be among his or her. Pevears informative introduction and numerous helpful explanatory notes help make this the essential anna karenina. I enjoyed the intricate detail in which you got to know characters, it felt quite different to more modern books. A crisis develops in the oblonsky household when dolly finds out about her husbands affair. Perhaps the greatest virtue of this splendid translation is the skill with which it distinguishes the accents of annas romantic egoism from the spare narrative clarity with which a vast spectrum of russian life is vividly portrayed. The musthave pevear and volokhonsky translation of one of the greatest russian novels ever written described by william faulkner as the best novel ever.
A perfectly as new copy bright, clean, unmarked and still fresh. Buy anna karenina penguin classics book online at low prices in. Anna karenina 1877 by leo tolstoy is a classic story of love and tragedy against the backdrop of prerevolutionary russia. Anna karenina by leo tolstoy, richard pevear, larissa. They both were twice awarded the penbookofthemonth club translation prize for dostoevskys the broth. Anna karenina by leo tolstoy and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Tragedy unfolds as anna rejects her passionless marriage and thereby. Anna karenina tells of the doomed love affair between the sensuous and rebellious anna and the dashing officer, count vronsky.
The musthave pevear and volokhonsky translation of one of the greatest russian novels ever written. Tolstoy, leo, pevear, richard, volokhonsky, larissa. Buy anna karenina penguin classics rev ed by tolstoy, leo, pevear, richard, bayley, john, volokhonsky, larissa, pevear, richard isbn. The musthave pevear and volokhonsky translation of one of the greatest russian novels ever written described by william faulkner as the best novel ever written and by fyodor dostoevsky as flawless, anna karenina tells of the doomed love affair between the sensuous and rebellious anna and the dashing officer, count vronsky. Anna karenina by leo tolstoy, first edition abebooks. Id say give it 100 pages, and if you dont enjoy it by then youre not likely to enjoy the last several hundred pages either. Anna karenina by leo tolstoy free online book and ebooks. Konstantin levin, stivas friend, arrives in moscow to propose to the eighteen year old kitty shtcherbatsky. Now the subject of a major new film adaptation from director joe wright atonement, pride and prejudice, leo tolstoys anna karenina is translated by awardwinning duo richard pevear and larissa volokhonsky in penguin classics. The extravagant and dramatic story of anna karenina who risks everything for passion is intertwined with the quiet story of levin an autobiographical character and his own quest for true love and personal fulfillment. Anna karenina is on lists of the top ten novels of all time get the new viking translation by richard pevear and larissa volokhonsky.
Anna karenina features one of the most memorable, tragic endings in literature, but the final. The maude one was a little easier to read, i thought. Lisa appignanesi, independent, books of the year pevear and volokhonsky are. They both were twice awarded the penbookofthemonth club translation prize for. Buy anna karenina penguin classics book online at best prices in india on. Anna karenina, 1977 a tv miniseries adaptation of tolstoys famous novel. But it is my experience that readers are more likely to read war and peace if they have first read anna karenina, so i always recommend reading anna karenina first. Anna karenina leo tolstoylarissa volokhonskyrichard. Tolstoys translators experience oprahs effect the new. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Ive always been afraid of picking him up because, well, the russians are just so daunting but, since im trying to read some of the books from the.
Many writers consider anna karenina the greatest work of literature ever and tolstoy himself called it his first true novel. Translated and edited by richard pevear and larissa volokhonsky. Tragedy unfolds as anna rejects her passionless marriage and thereby exposes herself to the hypocrisies of society. Tolstoys anna karenina doesnt seem to be that exciting and entertaining. Books by larissa volokhonsky author of crime and punishment. Anna karenina by leo tolstoy published by vintage books on 1877 genreslists.
Anna karenina is set in nineteenthcentury russia, exploring relationships, death and controversy between tradition and freethinking. Part of the beautifully presented wonders of the world series. It was initially released in serial installments from 1873 to 1877 in the periodical the russian. Anna karenina, 1985 another movie version of anna karenina, this one starring jacqueline bisset as anna and christopher reeve as vronsky. Every new reader of anna karenina is a possible reader of war and peace. This acclaimed modern translation by richard pevear and larissa volokhonsky won the pen book of the month club translation prize in. Introduction, bibliography, list of principal characters, notes.