Cover of Anna Karenina Part 7 by Leo Tolstoy Audiobook Anna Karenina Part 7
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Anna Karenina Part 7

Author
Leo Tolstoy
Read by
James Harrington
Language
English
Length
3 hours 53 minutes
ISBN
9781802563276
Published
17 February 2025
Imprint
Sovereign
  • tragedy
  • despair
  • isolation
  • fulfillment
  • spirituality
  • sacrifice
  • morality
  • human condition
  • happiness
  • closure

Description

In Part 7 of Anna Karenina, the novel reaches its devastating conclusion as Anna’s despair culminates in a tragic finale. Isolated and consumed by jealousy, she takes her own life at a train station, leaving Vronsky shattered. Meanwhile, Levin reflects on his spiritual journey, finding solace in family, faith, and the simplicity of rural life. The stark contrast between Anna’s destruction and Levin’s fulfillment underscores Tolstoy’s exploration of love, morality, and the human condition. As the story closes, readers are left with profound reflections on happiness, sacrifice, and the fragility of existence.

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.