Description
"One of the greatest love stories in world literature." --Vladimir Nabokov In a novel of unparalleled richness and complexity, set against the backdrop of Russian high society, 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. Although she initially resists his charms Anna eventually succumbs, falling passionately in love and setting in motion a chain of events that lead to her downfall. In this extraordinary novel, Tolstoy seamlessly weaves together the lives of dozens of characters, while evoking a love so strong that those who experience it are prepared to die for it.
Author: Leo Tolstoy, Louise Maude
Publisher: Vintage Classics
Published: 07/09/2010
Pages: 992
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.50lbs
Size: 7.80h x 5.10w x 1.80d
ISBN13: 9780099540663
ISBN10: 0099540665
BISAC Categories:
- Fiction | Classics
- Fiction | Romance | General
Author: Leo Tolstoy, Louise Maude
Publisher: Vintage Classics
Published: 07/09/2010
Pages: 992
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.50lbs
Size: 7.80h x 5.10w x 1.80d
ISBN13: 9780099540663
ISBN10: 0099540665
BISAC Categories:
- Fiction | Classics
- Fiction | Romance | General
About the Author
Leo Tolstoy (18281910)published his first work in 1852, the autobiographical Childhood. He served in the army during the Crimean War and his Sevastopol Sketches (1855-6) are based on his experiences. His two most popular masterpieces are War and Peace (1864-69) and Anna Karenina (1875-8)."