Anna Karenina

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[an-uh kuh-ren-uh-nuh, ah-nuh kuh-rye-nyi-nuh] / ˈæn ə kəˈrɛn ə nə, ˈɑ nə kʌˈryɛ nyɪ nə /

noun

1. a novel (1875–76) by Leo Tolstoy.

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Anna Karenina Cultural  

1. (1873–1876) A novel by Leo Tolstoy; the title character enters a tragic adulterous affair and commits suicide by throwing herself under a train.

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Anna Karenina begins with the famous sentence “Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.”

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William Carlos Williams, “Anna Karenina,” Katherine Anne Porter, “Mrs. Doubtfire,” “Cats,” Foghorn Leghorn: all get shoutouts here, a collective distress call that fails to move us.

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There are many older works that are worth reading, of course, and Shakespeare, Ulysses, Anna Karenina, Frankenstein, and Mrs Dalloway can all be found on Project Gutenberg.

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"We're not talking about Playboy magazine, you know, we're talking about Anna Karenina and War and Peace," Ms Hayes said.

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He also starred in thriller Nocturnal Animals, which he won a Golden Globe for in 2017, Anna Karenina, Godzilla and Tenet.

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Durran reunited with production designer Sarah Greenwood and set decorator Katie Spencer, who she has teamed up with numerous times, including on “Anna Karenina” and “Beauty and the Beast.”

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