Anna Karenina: Signet Classics

Leo Tolstoy's evocative tale of doomed love, Anna Karenina, is considered one of the greatest novels of the nineteenth century. Startling the world with its powerful portrayal of the human need for love and purpose, the story vividly brings to life nineteenth century Russia across various social classes. Anna makes the daring decision to renounce a respectable yet stifling marriage in favor of a passionate affair, forcing her to weigh her happiness against her love for her son, her family’s status, and the rigid demands of society. In contrast, Levin, a young self-doubting agnostic, embarks on a different journey towards fulfillment, ultimately finding faith and satisfaction in an age of repression.

Anna Karenina has been regarded as Tolstoy’s spiritual autobiography, with Anna and Levin serving as embodiments of his lifelong struggle to harmonize his physical desires with his intellectual ideals in order to forge a more meaningful existence. This timeless novel has been translated by David Magarshack and includes an Introduction by Priscilla Meyer.

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