by Aylmer Maude (Translator), Louise Maude (Translator), Dr Keith Carabine (Series Editor), Aylmer Maude (Translator), Leo Tolstoy (Author), Leo Tolstoy (Author), E.B. Greenwood (Introduction), Leo Tolstoy (Author), Louise Maude (Translator)
Translated by Louise and Aylmer Maude. Introduction and Notes by E.B. Greenwood, University of Kent. Anna Karenina is one of the most loved and memorable heroines of literature. Her overwhelming charm dominates a novel of unparalleled richness and density. Tolstoy considered this book to be his first real attempt at a novel form, and it addresses the very nature of society at all levels,- of destiny, death, human relationships and the irreconcilable contradictions of existence. It ends tragically, and there is much that evokes despair, yet set beside this is an abounding joy in life's many ephemeral pleasures, and a profusion of comic relief.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 848
Edition: New edition
Publisher: Wordsworth Editions
Published: 05 Oct 1995
ISBN 10: 1853262714
ISBN 13: 9781853262715
Prizes: Runner-up for The BBC Big Read Top 100 2003. Shortlisted for BBC Big Read Top 100 2003.