When we remember the experience of reading a book—like Leo Tolstoy’s Anna Karenina—we imagine a continuous unfolding of images. If I said to you, “Describe Anna Karenina,” perhaps you ...

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Translations are like recipes: We tend to think that the best one is whichever we encountered first. That’s why, amid the ever-growing list of versions of Leo Tolstoy’s “Anna Karenina,” I ...

Anna Karenina also follows the parallel story line of the young aristocratic landowner, Levin, who is pursuing Kitty. He is first rejected, as Kitty has her heart set on Count Vronsky.

One of Maggie Gyllenhaal’s favourite books is Anna Karenina. So when she was asked to read the classic novel out loud for an audiobook, she didn’t hesitate. “I thought, ‘This will be amazing.

Anna Karenina also follows the parallel story line of the young aristocratic landowner, Levin, who is pursuing Kitty. He is first rejected, as Kitty has her heart set on Count Vronsky.