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Anna Karenina is the tragic story of a married aristocrat/socialite and her affair with the affluent Count Vronsky. The story opens when she arrives in the midst of a family broken up by her brother's unbridled womanizing—something that prefigures her own later situation, though she would experience less tolerance by others.
It is a novel by the Russian writer Leo Tolstoy, published in serial installments from 1873 to 1877 in the periodical The Russian Messenger. ...more
It is a novel by the Russian writer Leo Tolstoy, published in serial installments from 1873 to 1877 in the periodical The Russian Messenger. ...more
married...affair...death...affair...married?...political machinations...crime...punishment...death. In one word...selfish.
What can I say that hasn't already been said? Brilliant, sweeping, layered, and challenging questions on morality/self autonomy. Read it. It's worth it.
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I wrote this before commencing the book..........
"I must be mad... after War and Peace I said... "No more Tolstoy"... but hey... here I go again... "I may be some time". I know that many people wax-lyrical over how this is the finest piece of literature ever... but what I would like to know is will it be worth the effort?"
I am pleased to anounce that my time was well spent. The book is and absolute gem. The character and their personal issues are as relevant and contemporary today as they must h ...more
"I must be mad... after War and Peace I said... "No more Tolstoy"... but hey... here I go again... "I may be some time". I know that many people wax-lyrical over how this is the finest piece of literature ever... but what I would like to know is will it be worth the effort?"
I am pleased to anounce that my time was well spent. The book is and absolute gem. The character and their personal issues are as relevant and contemporary today as they must h ...more
Am so glad I reread this wonderful book. I think I got so much more from it this time than when I read it 30 some-odd years ago. It's all here -- love, hate, birth, death, betrayal, loyalty. Tolstoy has such a clear and sharp eye for the human condition. In a few months, I'll tackle "War and Peace."
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