Anna Karenina
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Miranda Pleasence
About this listen
Brought to you by Penguin.
This Penguin Classic is performed by Miranda Pleasence, the stage and television actress best known for her roles in Notes on a Scandal, The Tenant of Wildfell Hall and The Affair of the Necklace. This definitive recording includes an introduction by Richard Pevear.
Tolstoy's epic novel of love, destiny and self-destruction.
Anna Karenina seems to have everything - beauty, wealth, popularity and an adored son. But she feels that her life is empty until the moment she encounters the impetuous officer Count Vronsky. Their subsequent affair scandalizes society and family alike and soon brings jealously and bitterness in its wake. 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 - and also a self-portrait of Tolstoy himself.
This acclaimed modern translation by Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky won the PEN/Book of the Month Club Translation Prize in 2001.
©2003 Translation: Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky (P)2020 Penguin AudioCritic Reviews
"The new and brilliantly witty translation by Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky is a must." (Lisa Appignanesi, Independent, Books of the Year)
"Pevear and Volokhonsky are at once scrupulous translators and vivid stylists of English, and their superb rendering allows us, as perhaps never before, to grasp the palpability of Tolstoy's characters, acts, situations." (James Wood, New Yorker)
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- Wildschwein
- 20-10-2023
Profound like all Tolstoy
This novel has had a deep effect on my life. Like War and Peace it’s essential reading for any human being. Tragedy, beauty and wonder are all wrapped together in a complex and subtle way. I can’t recommend it enough. I would give it 10 stars if possible.
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- Anonymous User
- 02-10-2020
FINALLY! The ultimate audio version.
I would like to congratulate Penguin for finally cracking the difficult task of making the ultimate audio version of this epic book.
I’ve tried to listen to audio versions of Anna Karenina several times in the past but never lasted more than a few chapters.
The skilful narration by Miranda Pleasance is captivating. I look forward to listening to more of her narration. Highly recommended.
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- Sarah A
- 29-09-2020
ONE OF MT FAV CLASSICS!
OHHH to be a young woman in love inside a classic 😍 Anna Karenina was book about so much more than love. This book follows numerous characters as they fall in and out of love, as they explore philosophy and economic debates and as they grow their families. This book included much more than what I expected. I simply thought we would be following Anna as she fell in love. But it turned out to be much and scandalous 😳 For a piece of literature that was published in 1877 in Russia, the themes in this book were fairly relatable to current times. Leo Tolstoy is one of my favourite authors and Anna Karenina is now definitely one of my favourite classics of all time. This book is heavily driven by its characters and takes place over a large amount of time. If you’re into plots, you won’t like this book. But for classics I’ve come to expect a bunch of people sitting around talking all day and so that’s what I love about them🤍 the translation of this books is wonderfully done and from what I know, it doesnt seem much was lost during the process. Anna as the main character is extremely flawed but just as likeable and I believe I understand why Tolstoy names the novel after her. Truly a wonderful novel and I’m so glad I read it🥰
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