Anna Karenina

Anna Karenina , one of Leo Tolstoy's greatest classics, translated by novelist Lúcio Cardoso and with preparation, afterword and chronology by critic Ésio Macedo Ribeiro.

Leo Tolstoy's remarkable skill in reconstructing late-nineteenth-century Moscow society in his books reaches its most precious moment in Anna Karenina . This was by far his most popular book since its publication in 1877, and the most critically acclaimed to this day.

In this book, the celebrated Russian author Leo Tolstoy presents us with the story of Anna Karenina, a woman deeply unhappy and frustrated in her marriage. She faces the cruel judgment of high society when she confesses her love for another man, a handsome young officer, who inspires an overwhelming passion in her. Anna Karenina's choices ultimately alienate her from her son, which, combined with her lover's subsequent disinterest, places her in a no-win situation, pushing her to the limits of her own emotional support.

In this novel, Tolstoy presents a love story that challenges the customs of his time. Through the acerbic descriptions that made him a world-renowned writer, we are led through moral conflicts tempered by the psychological ruin of Anna Karenina, her husband, Karenin, and her lover, Count Vronsky.

Originally published by Editora José Olympio in 1943, this translation of Anna Karenina , by Lúcio Cardoso, was the first complete edition of this masterpiece in Brazil. Almost eighty years after its publication, Editora José Olympio is republishing this celebrated translation to offer Brazilian readers this unique text, in which we see Lúcio Cardoso's rare aptitude for language, without neglecting lyricism or technical rigor.

This edition, translated by the acclaimed writer Lúcio Cardoso, features an afterword, preparation and chronology by Ésio Macedo Ribeiro.