Product description
'The greatest love story I've ever read' Andrew Davies
Anna Karenina is a novel of unparalleled richness and complexity, set against the backdrop of Russian high society. Tolstoy charts the course of the doomed love affair between Anna, a beautiful married woman, and Count Vronsky, a wealthy army officer who pursues Anna after becoming infatuated with her at a ball. Although she initially resists his charms Anna eventually succumbs, falling passionately in love and setting in motion a chain of events that lead to her downfall. In this extraordinary novel Tolstoy seamlessly weaves together the lives of dozens of characters, while evoking a love so strong that those who experience it are prepared to die for it.
Specifications
| Product ID / ISBN / EAN | 9780099540663 |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Vintage Publishing |
| Format | Paperback |
| Condition | New |
| Language | English |
| Publication Date | 4 Feb 2010 |
| Number of Pages | 992 |
| Width | 12.6 cm |
| Height | 19.3 cm |
| Depth | 4.4 cm |