Anna Karenina
Contributors: Richard Pevear (Translator); Larissa Volokhonsky (Translator)
Edition: Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition
Series: Oprah's Book Club (51)
Publisher: Penguin
Published: May 31, 2004
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Translated from: rus
Number of pages: 838
ISBN-13: 9780143035008
First sentence: All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.
Description: While previous versions have softened the robust and sometimes shocking qualities of Tolstoy's writing, Pevear and Volokhonsky have produced a translation true to his powerful voice. This authoritative edition, which received the PEN Translation Prize and was an Oprah Book Club™ selection, also includes an illuminating introduction and explanatory notes. Beautiful, vigorous, and eminently readable, this Anna Karenina will be the definitive text for fans of the film and generations to come. This Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition also features French flaps and deckle-edged paper.