{"product_id":"anna-karenina-9781513264967","title":"Anna Karenina","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"One of the greatest love stories in world literature.\"-Vladimir Nabokov\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eAnna Karenina\u003c\/i\u003e is a perfect work of art. This novel contains a humane message that has not yet been heeded in Europe and that is much needed by the people of the western world.\"-Fyodor Dostoevsky \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"The truth is we are not to take Anna Karenina as a work of art; we are to take it as a piece of life.\"-Matthew Arnold\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlthough love and infidelity are a major themes of Leo Tolstoy's epic Russian novel \u003ci\u003eAnna Karenina\u003c\/i\u003e (1877), there is a startling scope of philosophical and theological insight within the pages of this monumental work.\u003c\/b\u003e The pinnacle of the realist novel, the commonplace lives and frustrations of the characters within \u003ci\u003eAnna Karenina\u003c\/i\u003e are woven together in parallel subtexts that ask difficult questions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe story of the extramarital affair between Anna Karenina and the young bachelor Count Vronsky is at the center of this complex work of literature. When Anna's husband discovers the infidelity of his wife, his primary concern is not the well-being of his marriage, but his own self-image. The downward spiral of Anna's illicit behavior is paralleled with the story of Kitty and Konstantin Levin, who is a wealthy agriculturalist but somewhat socially clumsy figure. Levin and Kitty's love is unblemished, yet his struggles with faith and his unrelenting philosophical questioning paint a profound portrait of internal anguish. This classic novel examines the depth of the human soul against the backdrop of 19th-century Russia as no other work of literature has done.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWith an eye-catching new cover, and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of \u003ci\u003eAnna Karenina\u003c\/i\u003e is both modern and readable. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Mint Editions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/06\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781513264967\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 946\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.03lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.99h x 5.00w x 1.87d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader Quiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e702 \/ Anna Karenina\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.6 \/ \u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade \/ \u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 69\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Leo Tolstoy","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36655831351452,"sku":"9781513264967","price":31.44,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_3246b18e-54c9-48dd-a3a9-abb46b11dd54.jpg?v=1603886648","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/anna-karenina-9781513264967","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}