Cover of Anna Karenina Part 6 by Leo Tolstoy Audiobook Anna Karenina Part 6
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Anna Karenina Part 6

Author
Leo Tolstoy
Read by
James Harrington
Language
English
Length
4 hours 42 minutes
ISBN
9781802563269
Published
17 February 2025
Imprint
Sovereign
  • despair
  • jealousy
  • isolation
  • spiritual clarity
  • redemption
  • purpose
  • societal norms
  • human happiness
  • fate
  • tragedy

Description

In Part 6 of Anna Karenina, Anna’s descent into despair culminates as her isolation deepens and her relationship with Vronsky crumbles. Consumed by jealousy and societal rejection, she spirals toward tragedy. Meanwhile, Levin achieves spiritual clarity, finding peace in family life and faith. The contrast between Anna’s unraveling world and Levin’s fulfillment underscores themes of redemption, purpose, and the cost of defying societal norms. As the novel approaches its climax, Tolstoy poignantly explores the fragility of human happiness and the inevitability of fate.

Author

Leo Tolstoy (1828–1910) was born to a titled family at Yasnaya Polyana, served in the Crimean War, and wrote the two novels that made Russian fiction a world event: War and Peace and Anna Karenina. The first holds a nation at war and at home; the second holds a marriage until it breaks. Later he turned from the worldly novel toward essays and moral tales, arguing with church, property, and his own fame. One hundred and six titles here.