Question by lemonade16: Which translation of Anna Karenina is the best?
I’m thinking of reading “Anna Karenina”, but I don’t know which translation to read.
I don’t know any Russian at all, so I’m not going to notice if it’s a horrendous translation, but any reccomendations would be very welcome!
(I just finished “War and Peace” translated by Ann Dunnigan)
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Answer by ♫ Sweet Honesty ♫
Ooohhh, I just finished a good one that won some awards for the translation but I don’t have it in front of me. I believe it was published by Penguin books and it was translated by a woman with a Russian name and a man with an American name. The cover was sort of purplish and showed a woman’s knees with flowers sitting on her lap and her hands. If I find it I’ll update my response. It was supposed to be the best translation ever and it was really beautiful!!!
Found it! Amazon is amazing: http://www.amazon.com/Anna-Karenina-Oprahs-Book-Club/dp/0143035002/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1231873513&sr=1-1
It’s a gorgeous book. Happy reading!
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