{"product_id":"anna-karenina-by-leo-tolstoy-9780451528612","title":"Anna Karenina","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLeo Tolstoy's evocative tale of doomed love—one of the greatest novels of the nineteenth century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAnna Karenina\u003c\/em\u003e startled the world with its powerful portrayal of the human need for love and purpose. In a story that brings to vivid life nineteenth-century Russia across various social classes, Anna renounces a respectable yet stifling marriage for a passionate affair that weighs her happiness against her love for her son, her family's status, and the rigid demands of society. Her story contrasts with that of Levin, a young self-doubting agnostic who takes a different journey to fulfilment and finds faith and satisfaction in an age of repression.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eConsidered one of the greatest novels of the nineteenth century, \u003cem\u003eAnna Karenina\u003c\/em\u003e has been called Tolstoy's spiritual autobiography. Anna and Levin personify Tolstoy's lifelong struggle to reconcile his physical desires and intellectual ideals in order to create a more meaningful existence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTranslated by David Magarshack\u003cbr\u003e\nIncludes an Introduction by Priscilla Meyer\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47470048116972,"sku":"9780451528612","price":33.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780451528612-anna-karenina.jpg?v=1775209385","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/anna-karenina-by-leo-tolstoy-9780451528612","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}