Anna Karenina: The 1878 Literary Romance Classic (Annotated)

Unique Elements Author Biography<br/><br/>About Anna Karenina<br/><br/>“All the variety, all the charm, all the beauty of life is made up of light and shadow.”<br/><br/>Anna Karenina is a novel by Russian author Leo Tolstoy, first published in 1878. This edition features the 1901 english translation by Constance Garnett. Considered by many to be amongst the greatest literary works, it is a complex novel, written in eight parts. Dealing with such diverse themes as faith, betrayal, society, marriage and desire, the plot focuses on an extra marital affair between beautiful but dissatisfied Anna, and dashing but reckless cavalry officer Count Vronsky.<br/><br/>Contrasting with this tale of love and self-destruction, is the vividly observed story of Levin, a man striving to find contentment and a meaning to his life – who is also considered to be a self-portrait of Tolstoy himself. A powerful, absorbing literary classic, and an unmissable read.