Anna Karenina

<p><strong>Leo Tolstoy's evocative tale of doomed love&mdash;one of the greatest novels of the nineteenth century.</strong></p> <p>Anna Karenina 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> <p>Considered one of the greatest novels of the nineteenth century,&nbsp;Anna Karenina 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> <p><strong>Translated by David Magarshack</strong><br /><strong>Includes an Introduction by Priscilla Meyer</strong></p>