Anna Karenina, Leo Tolstoy
Anna Karenina, Leo Tolstoy
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Anna Karenina
A Tragic Tale of Passion, Society, and Human Desire - A Modern Translation - Adapted for the Contemporary Reader

Author: Leo Tolstoy

Narrator: Zeke Ring

Unabridged: 33 hr 12 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: USC

Published: 03/08/2025

Synopsis

What if you could immerse yourself in a timeless story of forbidden love, societal expectations, and the search for meaning in a world full of contradictions?Anna Karenina: A Tragic Tale of Passion, Society, and Human Desire brings you Leo Tolstoy’s monumental exploration of love, betrayal, and the complexities of human relationships, carefully translated and adapted for today’s readers.Set in 19th-century Russia, Anna Karenina follows the intertwined lives of aristocrats, lovers, and dreamers as they navigate passion, duty, and the constraints of society. At its heart is Anna—a woman torn between love and obligation—whose choices challenge societal norms and lead to both ecstasy and heartbreak.What You’ll Discover:A Story of Passion and Heartbreak – Experience the raw emotions of love, desire, and redemption.The Struggles of Society and Identity – See how societal norms shape relationships and happiness.Human Nature Unveiled – Explore ambition, morality, and the search for fulfillment.Accessible for Today’s Readers – Enjoy Tolstoy’s brilliance in a modern, clear translation.Tolstoy’s Anna Karenina is a masterpiece that transcends time, offering a poignant reflection on love, family, and personal freedom.Step into a world of romance, tragedy, and timeless truths about the human experience.Get your copy today and discover why Anna Karenina remains one of the greatest novels ever written.

About Leo Tolstoy

Leo Tolstoy was born in 1828 at Yasnaya Polyana in central Russia and educated privately. He studied Oriental languages and law at the University of Kazan, then led a life of dissipation until 1851, when he went to the Caucasus and joined an artillery regiment. He took part in the Crimean War, and on the basis of this experience wrote The Sevastopol Stories, which confirmed his tenuous reputation as a writer.

After a period in St. Petersburg and abroad, where he studied educational methods for use in his school for peasant children at Yasnaya Polyana, Tolstoy married Sofya Behrs in 1862. The next fifteen years was a period of great happiness: the couple had thirteen children, and Tolstoy managed his estates, continued his educational projects, and wrote War and Peace and Anna Karenina.

A Confession marked a spiritual crisis in Tolstoy's life; he became an extreme moralist, and in a series of pamphlets written after 1880, he expressed his rejection of state and church, indictment of the weaknesses of the flesh, and denunciation of private property. He published his last novel, Resurrection, in 1900.

Tolstoy's teaching earned him many followers at home and abroad, but also much opposition, and in 1901 he was excommunicated by the Russian Orthodox Church. He died in 1910.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Jeffrey on September 25, 2020

***Spoiler alert. If you have read this book, please proceed. If you are never going to read this novel (be honest with yourself), then please proceed. If you may read this novel, but it may be decades in the future, then please proceed. Trust me, you are not going to remember, no matter how compell......more

Goodreads review by emma on April 22, 2025

welcome to...ANNA DECEMBERENINA! it's the start of the month (kinda). i've attempted a (reprehensible) pun on a book title (to everyone's chagrin). there is a notoriously long classic on my currently reading (ill-advisedly). you know what that means. IT'S PROJECT LONG CLASSIC TIME, the fan favorite in......more

Goodreads review by Yun on December 01, 2025

I always mean to read more classics. And of course Anna Karenina was high on my list. It's considered by many to be one of the best novels ever written, and on top of which, I've never read anything by Tolstoy. So even though its monstrous size of more than 800 pages was quite intimidating and kept......more

Goodreads review by Terry on June 20, 2008

In the beginning, reading Anna Karenin can feel a little like visiting Paris for the first time. You’ve heard a lot about the place before you go. Much of what you see from the bus you recognize from pictures and movies and books. You can’t help but think of the great writers and artists who have be......more

Goodreads review by Emily May on April 16, 2020

This is a book that I was actually dreading reading for quite some time. It was on a list of books that I'd been working my way through and, after seeing the size of it and the fact that 'War And Peace' was voted #1 book to avoid reading, I was reluctant to ever get started. But am I glad that I did......more

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