Anna Karenina [electronic resource]
Tolstoy, Leo2012
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Tolstoy's story of one woman's fate is brought powerfully to life in this BBC Radio full-cast dramatisation starring Teresa Gallagher and Toby Stephens Anna Karenina enjoys a privileged and aristrocratic lifestyle as the wife of influential government official Alexy Karenin. Yet their ten-year marriage is devoid of tenderness, and when Anna falls in love with the handsome Count Vronsky they embark upon a deep and passionate affair. Reflecting the social conditions of the era in which it was written, Tolstoy's masterpiece sets a doomed love story against a harsh and unforgiving backdrop.
Main title:
Anna Karenina [electronic resource] / Leo Tolstoy
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Edition:
Unabridged
Imprint:
[Place of publication not identified] : BBC Audio, 2012
Collation:
1 online resource (1 audio file)
Biography/History:
Leo Tolstoy was born in central Russia on 9 September 1828. In 1852 he published his first work, the autobiographical Childhood. He served in the army during the Crimean War and his Sevastopol Sketches (1855-6) are based on his experiences. His two most popular masterpieces are War and Peace (1864-69) and Anna Karenina (1875-8). He died in 1910.
ISBN:
9781445826011
Language:
English
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BRN:
2302765