Anna Karenina
Anna Karenina is a novel written by Leo Tolstoy and originally published as a book in 1878.
Considered one of the greatest works of literature of all time, this timeless classic tells the story of an extramarital affair between Anna and an official that scandalizes the social circles of St. Petersburg and forces the young lovers to flee to Italy in search of happiness.
Anna Karenina is a young and beautiful woman married to a rich and important government official. Despite her status and position, Anna is dissatisfied with her life and becomes involved in a love affair with the handsome and dashing Count Vronsky. The affair causes a scandal and leads Anna to ruin. She is forced to abandon her husband and child and live in exile with her lover.
The book covers a wide range of topics, including love, marriage, religion, and Russian society in the late 19th century.
Looking for a book that will captivate you from beginning to end? Look no further than Leo Tolstoy's Anna Karenina. Tolstoy's masterful storytelling will keep you hooked until the very last page.
This edition of Anna Karenina is based on the English translation by Constance Garnett.
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- Pages
- 1069
- Reading time
- 29 hours 19 minutes
- Pace
- Intermediate
- First published
- 1877
- Language
- Russian
- Downloads
- 20,823
149 years later, still timely
Why Read Anna Karenina in 2026?
Desire, duty, and reputation pull in opposite directions. 'Anna Karenina' balances an intimate love story with a wider portrait of family, work, land, and faith. Tolstoy writes with x-ray calm: dinners, trains, and conversations reveal what people cannot say outright. It rewards slow reading and still feels urgent about how a life is chosen.
Today's connection
Private choices meet public narratives—society, gossip, and the stories we tell ourselves. Parallel plots keep judgment honest by showing other paths. The novel resists slogans and trusts readers. You leave more patient and more exact.
Intimacy and cost
Feeling is real; consequences are, too. The book refuses simple blame.
City and country
Salons and fields shape values. Space changes what happiness means.
Point of view craft
Shifts in perspective reveal motive. Seeing differently changes verdicts.
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About the author
Leo Tolstoy
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Is it really possible to tell someone else what one feels?.
All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.
Spring is the time of plans and projects.
It’s much better to do good in a way that no one knows anything about it.
All the diversity, all the charm, and all the beauty of life are made up of light and shade.