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Anna is a sophisticated woman who abandons her empty existence as the wife of Karenin and turns to Count Vronsky to fulfil her passionate nature with tragic consequences . . .
Acclaimed by many as the world's greatest novel, Anna Karenina provides a vast panorama of contemporary life in Russia and of humanity in general. Throughout, Tolstoy points no moral, merely inviting us not to judge but to simply watch the events unfold.
While previous versions have softened the robust, and sometimes shocking, quality of Tolstoy's writing, this edition offers a magnificent translation that is true to the original, as well as an illuminating introduction, a list of principal characters, suggestions for further reading, and full explanatory notes.