Anna Karenina

By: Leo Tolstoy

Narrated by: Mary Ann Spiegel

Anna Karenina is a novel by the Russian author Leo Tolstoy, first published in book form in 1878. Widely considered to be one of the greatest works of literature ever written, Tolstoy himself called it his first true novel. A complex novel in eight parts, with more than a dozen major characters, Anna Karenina is often published in more than 800 pages. It deals with themes of betrayal, faith, family, marriage, Imperial Russian society, desire, and rural vs. city life. The story centers on an extramarital affair between Anna and dashing cavalry officer Count Alexei Kirillovich Vronsky that scandalizes the social circles of Saint Petersburg and forces the young lovers to flee to Italy in search for happiness, but after they return to Russia, their lives further unravel.

Narrated in female American English accent.

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Couldn’t get past the narrator

If you’re going to spend 30+ hours listening to a narrator make sure to check out a sample first. This narrator’s bored, affected style was too distracting for me. I ended up repurchasing the book from a different narrator.