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Tolstoy charts the course of the doomed love affair between Anna, a beautiful married woman, and Count Vronsky, a wealthy army officer who pursues Anna after becoming infatuated with her at a ball. Anna Karenina (Vintage Classic Russians Series) (Trade Paperback / Paperback). His two most popular masterpieces are War and Peace (1864-69) and Anna Karenina (1875-8). Anna Karenina is a novel of unparalleled richness and complexity, set against the backdrop of Russian high society. He served in the army during the Crimean War and his Sevastopol Sketches (1855-6) are based on his experiences. In 1852 he published his first work, the autobiographical Childhood. About the Author: Leo Tolstoy was born in central Russia on 9 September 1828. TRANSLATED BY LOUISE AND AYLMER MAUDE The Vintage Classics Russians Series - sumptuous editions of the greatest books to come out of Russia during the most tumultuous period in its history. 'I've read and re-read this novel and every time I find another layer in the story' Philippa Gregory But her story is also about a search for meaning, and by twinning it with that of Levin, an awkward idealist whose happy marriage and domestic trials form the backdrop for a similar quest, Tolstoy creates a rich and complex masterpiece that has captured the imagination of readers for decades.
'One of the greatest love stories in world literature' Vladimir Nabokov Anna is a beautiful, intelligent woman whose passionate affair with the dashing Count Vronsky leads her to ruin.
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