Anna Karenina

<p><b>Leo Tolstoy's evocative tale of doomed love--one of the greatest novels of the nineteenth century.</b> <p/><i>Anna Karenina </i>startled the world with its powerful portrayal of the human need for love and purpose. In a story that brings to vivid life nineteenth century Russia across various social classes Anna renounces a respectable yet stifling marriage for a passionate affair that weighs her happiness against her love for her son her family's status and the rigid demands of society. Her story contrasts with that of Levin a young self-doubting agnostic who takes a different journey to fulfillment and finds faith and satisfaction in an age of repression. <p/> Considered one of the greatest novels of the nineteenth century <i>Anna Karenina</i> has been called Tolstoy's spiritual autobiography. Anna and Levin personify Tolstoy's lifelong struggle to reconcile his physical desires and intellectual ideals in order to create a more meaningful existence. <p/><b>Translated by David Magarshack</b><br><b>Includes an Introduction by Priscilla Meyer</b> </p>