Anna Karenina

Anna Karenina is one of the most loved and memorable heroines of literature. Her overwhelming charm dominates a novel of unparalleled richness and density. Tolstoy considered this book to be his first real attempt at a novel form, and it addresses the very nature of society at all levels,- of destiny, death, human relationships and the irreconcilable contradictions of existence...

Anna Karenina is one of the most loved and memorable heroines of literature. Her overwhelming charm dominates a novel of unparalleled richness and density. Tolstoy considered this book to be his first real attempt at a novel form, and it addresses the very nature of society at all levels,- of destiny, death, human relationships and the irreconcilable contradictions of existence. It ends tragically, and there is much that evokes despair, yet set beside this is an abounding joy in life's many ephemeral pleasures, and a profusion of comic relief.

列夫·托尔斯泰(1828～1910)，俄罗斯文学大师。他以自己一生的辛勤创作，登上了当时欧洲批判现实主义文学的高峰，在世界文学中占有重要的地位。他描绘了俄罗斯民众广阔的生活场景，被称为“俄国革命的一面镜子”。代表作为《战争与和平》《安娜·卡列尼娜》和《复活》。

草婴，原名盛峻峰，著名学者、翻译家。草婴先生系统地翻译了列夫·托尔斯泰全部小说作品，包括三个长篇（《战争与和平》《安娜·卡列尼娜》和《复活》）、六十多个中短篇和自传体小说。