Anna Karenina (World Library·Juvenile Edition)

Author: Leo Tolstoy
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Publish Date: 2005-07-01
Features: This is the social critique novel of Russia's greatest realist writer, Leo Tolstoy. The protagonist, Anna, is a married woman and mother in the upper class. Dissatisfied with the feudal marriage, she hates her cold, selfish, and self-centered husband, Karenin, and falls in love with Count Vronsky. Ignoring her husband's threats and the condemnation of high society, she openly dates Count Vronsky and eventually elopes with him. The social criticism and Anna's mental turmoil deteriorate her relationship with Count Vronsky. Later, Anna is abandoned by Count Vronsky, and she is devastated, eventually taking her own life by lying on the tracks. This book is a shortened version of the original and includes illustrations, making it more suitable for children and young readers.