Anna Karenina - Paperback

by Leo Tolstoy (Author), Louise And Aylmer Maude (Translator), W. Gareth Jones (Introduction by)

One of the greatest novels ever written, Anna Karenina sets the impossible and destructive triangle of Anna, her husband Karenin, and her lover Vronsky against the marriage of Levin and Kitty, thus illuminating the most important questions that face humanity. The second edition uses the acclaimed Louise and Alymer Maude translation, and offers a new introduction and notes which provide completely up-to-date perspectives on Tolstoy's classic work.

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Author Biography

W. Gareth Jones is Professor of Russian at the School of Modern Languages, University College of North Wales.