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Anna Karenina (Russian: Анна Каренина, IPA: [ˈanːə kɐˈrʲenʲɪnə]) [1] is a novel by the Russian author Leo Tolstoy, first published in book form in 1878.. Tolstoy called it his first true nove
Anna Karenina is a 1935 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film adaptation of the 1877 novel Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy and directed by Clarence Brown. The film stars Greta Garbo, Fredric March, Basil Rathbone, and Maureen O'Sullivan. There are several other film adaptations of the novel.
Countess Anna Karenina vacillates between her lover, Vronsky, and her husband, Count Karenin. Anna's love for Vronsky causes her great pain and social pressure. Vronsky wants Anna to leave her husband, but Vronsky soon goes off to war, rendering her helpless. Anna feels lonely, begins to lose her mind, and eventually throws herself in front of ...
Her translation of Anna Karenina, entitled Anna Karenin, appeared in 1954. In a two-volume edition, her translation of War and Peace was published in 1957. In the introduction she wrote that War and Peace "is a hymn to life. It is the Iliad and Odyssey of Russia. Its message is that the only fundamental obligation of man is to be in touch with ...
Effi Briest (German pronunciation: [ˈɛfi ˈbʁiːst]) is a realist novel by Theodor Fontane.Published in book form in 1895, Effi Briest marks both a watershed and a climax in the poetic realism of literature.
Anna Karenina is a 2012 historical romantic drama film directed by Joe Wright. Adapted by Tom Stoppard from Leo Tolstoy 's 1878 novel , the film depicts the tragedy of Russian aristocrat and socialite Anna Karenina, wife of senior statesman Alexei Karenin, and her affair with the affluent cavalry officer Count Vronsky.
1967: Anna Karenina, a Russian version directed by Alexander Zarkhi with music by Rodion Shchedrin. 1976: Anna Karenina, a Russian ballet version directed by Margarita Pilikhina. 1985: Anna Karenina, a U.S. TV movie starring Jacqueline Bisset and Christopher Reeve, directed by Simon Langton.
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