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Simon & Schuster, October 2010
Enriched Classic Mass Market Paperback, 1232 pages
ISBN-10: 1439169462
ISBN-13: 9781439169469
Description
ENDURING LITERATURE ILLUMINATED BY PRACTICAL SCHOLARSHIP
In this extraordinarily rich and complex novel, Anna Karenina defies the conventions of nineteenth-century Russian society and embarks on a love affair that has tragic consequences. Tolstoy’s work is a powerful meditation on love and marriage, envy and retribution, and the desire for happiness.
THIS ENRICHED CLASSIC EDITION INCLUDES:
• A concise introduction that gives the reader important background information
• A chronology of the author’s life and work
• A timeline of significant events that provides the book’s historical context
• An outline of key themes and plot points to guide the reader’s own interpretations
• Detailed explanatory notes
• Critical analysis and modern perspectives on the work
• Discussion questions to promote lively classroom and book group interaction
• A list of recommended related books and films to broaden the reader’s experience
Simon & Schuster Enriched Classics offer readers affordable editions of great works of literature enhanced by helpful notes and insightful commentary. The scholarship provided in Enriched Classics enables readers to appreciate, understand, and enjoy the world’s finest books to their full potential.
LaGrange Daily News, October 19, 2010
...see; I believe in options, and also. … it was very hard to narrow this down to 10): Leo Tolstoy’s ‘Anna Karenina’ and ‘War and Peace’ (sorry, I can’t choose. But it seemed wrong to give up two of the 10 slots to one writer. ...
Herald Bulletin, October 10, 2010
...time with his wife, Marcia, and their seven children, he loves to lose himself in a good book. “Anna Karenina” by Leo Tolstoy is among his favorites, and he feels that Larry McMurtry is one of the most gifted authors in literature. Last ...
Blogcritics.org, October 8, 2010
...vampire outbreak. Abraham Lincoln was pressed into service as a vampire hunter (Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter). And even Leo Tolstoy's Anna Karenina was given an android facelift. So why shouldn't Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn deal with their ...
London Free Press, September 17, 2010
...Road" by Cormac McCarthy, "The Story of Edgar Sawtelle" by David Wroblewski, "A New Earth" by Eckhart Tolle, "Anna Karenina" by Leo Tolstoy and "Night" by Elie Wiesel. Winfrey obtained a rare interview with McCarthy and has entertained other ...
Post Chronicle, September 17, 2010
...Road' by Cormac McCarthy, 'The Story of Edgar Sawtelle' by David Wroblewski, 'A New Earth' by Eckhart Tolle, 'Anna Karenina' by Leo Tolstoy and 'Night' by Elie Wiesel. Winfrey obtained a rare interview with McCarthy and has entertained other ...
Yahoo! News, September 17, 2010
...Road" by Cormac McCarthy, "The Story of Edgar Sawtelle" by David Wroblewski, "A New Earth" by Eckhart Tolle, "Anna Karenina" by Leo Tolstoy and "Night" by Elie Wiesel. Winfrey obtained a rare interview with McCarthy and has entertained other ...
Yahoo! News, September 17, 2010
...Road' by Cormac McCarthy, 'The Story of Edgar Sawtelle' by David Wroblewski, 'A New Earth' by Eckhart Tolle, 'Anna Karenina' by Leo Tolstoy and 'Night' by Elie Wiesel. Winfrey obtained a rare interview with McCarthy and has entertained other ...
Inside Bay Area, September 12, 2010
...its audience, the very effort deserves close attention and much respect. Opera San Jose's new production of "Anna Karenina" by composer David Carlson, which opened Saturday at the California Theatre, deserves all of that. The $1 million, ...
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