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Anna Karenina.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Audiobook Review)

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From: Kliatt
Date: 20051101
Author:Edwards, Jacqueline

ANNA KARENINA. Leo Tolstoy. 2004. Read by Flo Gibson. 24 tapes. 36.5 hrs. Audiobook Contractors. 1-55685-754-3. $95.90. Vinyl; plot notes. SA

In this classic literary work, Anna, the star of aristocratic 19th-century Russian society, falls in love with the dashing Count Vronsky. Their social set would have smiled at a discreet sexual liaison, but love is an unforgivable social sin. Tolstoy's grand tragedy is played out in counterpoint to the love story of Levin and Kitty and against the backdrop of luxurious Moscow and St. Petersburg as well as the simple life of the country ...

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