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Richard pevear and larissa volokhonsky, the highly acclaimed translators of war and peace, doctor zhivago, and anna karenina, which was an oprah book club pick and millioncopy bestseller, bring their unmatched talents to the selected stories of anton chekhov, a collection of thirty of chekhovs best tales from the major periods of his creative life. Brothers karamazov was my favorite book for many, many years. Description of the book stories pevear volokhonsky translation. Larissa volokhonsky translator of crime and punishment.
She has translated works by the prominent orthodox theologians alexander schmemann and john meyendorff into. It was initially released in serial installments from 1873 to 1877 in the periodical the russian. Ive been at it for more than a month now and the main lines are traced out. The illegitimate son of a dissipated landowner, he is torn between his desire to expose his fathers wrongdoing and the desire to win his love.
Pdf anna karenina book by leo tolstoy free download 964. Anna karenina by tolstoy, leo pevear, richard trn volokhonsky, larissa trn a new translation of the classic nineteenthcentury russian novel in which a young woman is destroyed when she attempts to live outside the moral law of her society. The project gutenberg ebook of anna karenina, by leo tolstoy this ebook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. New translations of tolstoys anna karenina the new york. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read anna karenina. Tolstoy describes anna karenina as his first novel even though he started the evenmoremassive war and peace first, because his earlier books were long stories and historical. When she refuses to conduct the discreet affair that her cold, ambitious husbandand russian high societywould condone, she is doomed. Penguin, 2004 additional readings will be made available on canvas. Anna karenina anna karenina audiobook, by leo tolstoy. War and peace ebook epubpdfprcmobiazw3 download by leo. Sep 24, 2009 anna karenina is, as one critic put it, a crosssection of russian life. They both were twice awarded the penbookofthemonth club translation prize for dostoevskys. Tolstoy is way too crafty for that while anna is one focus of tolstoys intense psychological analysis, the novel is about a lot more than just one woman.
Description of the book war and peace pevear volokhonsky translation. Books by larissa volokhonsky author of crime and punishment. The musthave pevear and volokhonsky translation of one of the greatest russian novels ever written described by william faulkner as the best novel ever written and by fyodor dostoevsky as flawless, anna karenina tells of the doomed love affair between the sensuous and rebellious anna and the dashing officer, count vronsky. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 964 pages and is available in paperback format. This edition by pevear and volokhonsky is especially good because it renders mr.
Anna karenina by leo tolstoy, john bayley, richard pevear. Larissa volokhonsky, along with her husband richard pevear, has translated works by tolstoy, dostoevsky, chekhov, gogol, bulgakov and pasternak. Translated and edited by richard pevear and larissa volokhonsky. Description of the book war and peace pevearvolokhonsky translation. Richard pevear, along with his wife larissa volokhonsky, has translated works by tolstoy, dostoevsky, chekhov, gogol, bulgakov and pasternak. Tragedy unfolds as anna rejects her passionless marriage and thereby. Tolstoys russian more faithfully than earlier ones and presents his characters with an honesty that other translations seem to lack.
Anna karenina the devil in the details books the guardian. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction. Oprah winfrey chose this translation of anna karenina as a selection for her oprahs book club on her television program, which led to a major increase in sales of this translation and greatly increased recognition for pevear and volokhonsky. Anna karenina tr richard pevear, larissa volokhonsky tolstoy leo acclaimed by many as the worlds greatest novel, anna karenina 187476 is the story of a woman who abandons her empty existence as the wife of petersburg government minister for a passionate relationship with a. Dec 18, 2015 the musthave pevear and volokhonsky translation of one of the greatest russian novels ever written. Anna karenina has taken a sip of coffee and raised her eyes to look at vronsky, her lover, who is watching her.
Its a book for the young who want to learn the lessons that winning and losing in love bring. The first edition of the novel was published in 1878, and was written by leo tolstoy. Tragedy unfolds as anna rejects her passionless marriage and. Apr 25, 2002 part of the beautifully presented wonders of the world series. Dec 28, 2014 two new translations of tolstoys anna karenina. Many authors consider anna karenina the greatest work of literature ever, and tolstoy himself called it his first true novel. Anna karenina pevearvolokhonsky translation by leo tolstoy. Russ 145 july 5 august 9, 2019 masterpieces of nineteenth. Anna karenina leo tolstoy translated by richard pevear and larissa volokhonsky recommended for discussion by the great. Written in the 1870s, karenina retains universal appeal because of the strong messages woven within its large spine.