Anna Karenina
by Leo Tolstoy
Anna Karenina is a novel by Leo Tolstoy, serialised in The Russian Messenger in the 1870s and first issued as a book in Moscow in 1878. A society wife's affair with Count Vronsky runs alongside Levin's search for meaning. Thomas Y. Crowell published the first English translation in 1886.
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On screen
- Anna Karenina Film, 1914
- Anna Karenina Film, 1915
- Anna Karenina Film, 1918
- Anna Karenina Film, 1920
- Love Film, 1927
- Anna Karenina Film, 1935
- Anna Karenina Film, 1948
- Anna Karenina Film, 1953
- Amor prohibido Film, 1958
- Anna Karenina Film, 1961
- Anna Karenina Film, 1967
- Anna Karenina Television, 1974
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How many editions of Anna Karenina are there?
We track 2 editions of Anna Karenina. Each has its own page with how to identify it.
Has Anna Karenina been adapted for film or television?
Yes, including Anna Karenina (television), Volver a caer (television), Dark like the Night. Karenina-2019 (film, 2019).
How can I tell if my copy of Anna Karenina is a first edition?
Check the title page and its reverse (the copyright page) against the edition: publisher, place and date should match, with no later printing or edition stated. Where we know the issue points, they are listed on the edition's page.
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- Anna Karenina, Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org)
- The Many Covers of Anna Karenina: A Brief Visual History, Flavorwire (flavorwire.com)
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