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Novel · 1878

Anna Karenina

Leo Tolstoy

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Novel · 1878 · Russian · 19th Century

Anna Karenina

Leo Tolstoy

Two marriages, one destroyed by passion, one built by patience.

RealismTragedyAdulterySocietyFaithFarming

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The double plot is the argument: Levin's mowing scene and Anna's train are the same book asking what a life is for.

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