Anna Karenina is a novel by the Russian author Leo Tolstoy, first published in book form in 1878. Many writers consider it the greatest work of literature ever written, and Tolstoy himself called it his first true novel. It was initially released in serial installments from 1873 to 1877 in the periodical The Russian Messenger. A complex novel in eight parts, with more than a dozen major characters, Anna Karenina is spread over more than 800 pages, typically contained in two volumes. It deals with themes of betrayal, faith, family, marriage, Imperial Russian society, desire, and rural vs. city life. The story centers on an extramarital affair between Anna and dashing cavalry officer Count Alexei Kirillovich Vronsky that scandalizes the social circles of Saint Petersburg and forces the young lovers to flee to Italy in a search for happiness, but after they return to Russia, their lives further unravel.
| Author | Leo Tolstoy |
| Original title | Анна Каренина |
| Translator | Constance Garnett (initial) |
| Publisher | The Russian Messenger |
關於Anna Karenina
Historical drama about Russian aristocrat Anna Karenina and her affair with cavalry officer Count Vronsky. The film earned four nominations at the 85th Academy Awards and six nominations at the 66th British Academy Film Awards. Jacqueline Durran won both prizes for Best Costume Design.
Anna Karenina的成就
The film was adapted by Tom Stoppard from Leo Tolstoy's 1877 novel of the same name.
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Novels by Leo Tolstoy.. Realist novels.. Works originally published in The Russian Messenger.. Novels about royalty.. Russian philosophical novels.. Suicides by train.. Russian novels adapted into films.. Adultery in novels.. Fictional Russian people.. Novels set in Russia.. Love stories.. Suicide in fiction.
