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Anna Karenina
- Narrated by: Maggie Gyllenhaal
- Length: 35 hrs and 35 mins
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Anna Karenina
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Publisher's Summary
Winner: Audible's Best of 2016 - Classic
"Anna Karenina is one of my favorite books. But when I agreed to read it for Audible, I had no idea how much work it would be, how intense it would be, and how deeply I would fall in love with it. There were places where I thought 'if I don't give Alexey Alexandrovitch the respect that he deserves in my reading of this scene, a critical part of the book will be ruined. If I don't give EVERYONE the utmost respect and understanding, I'm not doing justice to this brilliantly compassionate book.' But at the same time, I also wanted to have a light touch in the way I played the different characters, so that the magnificence of the novel could shine through. I feel like performing this novel is one of the major accomplishments of my work life - it was so challenging and so deep, a real pleasure." (Narrator Maggie Gyllenhaal)
Leo Tolstoy's classic story of doomed love is one of the most admired novels in world literature. Generations of readers have been enthralled by his magnificent heroine, the unhappily married Anna Karenina, and her tragic affair with dashing Count Vronsky. Maggie Gyllenhaal (The Dark Knight, The Honourable Woman) cites Tolstoy's epic as one of her favorite books of all time, and her love for the literature permeates her performance. Anna Karenina is a masterpiece not only because of the unforgettable woman at its core and the stark drama of her fate but also because it explores and illuminates the deepest questions about how to live a fulfilled life.
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- Anonymous User
- 04-03-2019
Lovely voice
I love Maggie’s voice she can speak French beautifully but her German was unrehearsed and awful! Story is classic.
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- Ross B
- 23-05-2021
Best Narrator Ever (and the best book too !!)
Maggie Gyllenhaal is sublime in her narration of this book. She makes this first rate story come alive and the book is easily the best of all time. Congratulations Maggie - you’re truly capital 👏👏👏
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- Anonymous User
- 18-05-2017
Long but so insightful and relevant
A really well read classic! So insightful into the workings of a variety of human minds. Regards relevant despite having been written so long ago. Excellent!
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- Donna Barker
- 19-08-2021
Fabulous performance by Gyllenhaal!
Gyllenhaal’ pronunciation of Russian characters was stunning including how seamlessly she moved into French when it was required.
Thoroughly enjoyed this Tolstoy classic!
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- Garth Sturman
- 12-08-2018
Excellent in every aspect.
This is arguably Tolstoy's best novel and Maggie Gyllenhaal's performance is excellent. I have recommended this audio book to all of my friends.
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- Anonymous User
- 09-10-2018
great classic
A great story. Tolstoy stories and descriptions are always well written. the audio recorded is very well done
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- Anonymous User
- 13-01-2019
A classic done well
Maggie Gyllenhaal does an excellent version of the book and is easy to listen to for hours. I’m keen to listen to other audiobooks she’s done based on this performance.
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- Anonymous User
- 13-01-2021
Enthralling!
An enthralling book set in Russia. Very enlightening with regards to life in that era.
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- Anonymous User
- 12-11-2021
Russia
Although a bit slow at the end I loved it. The beauty described the way of life at that stage of history
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- Anonymous User
- 16-09-2021
Brilliant
Not the kind of book I would read- so long!
But such a wonderful performance by Maggie Gyllenhaal and listening is much easier than reading.
I didn’t know that apart from the tragic love story so much of it is about Levin and his philosophical ideas.
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