Anna Karenina
[ an-uh kuh-ren-uh-nuh; Russian ah-nuh kuh-rye-nyi-nuh ]
/ ˈæn ə kəˈrɛn ə nə; Russian ˈɑ nə kʌˈryɛ nyɪ nə /
noun
a novel (1875–76) by Leo Tolstoy.
Cultural definitions for anna karenina
Anna Karenina
[ (an-uh kuh-ren-uh-nuh) ]
(1873–1876) A novel by Leo Tolstoy; the title character enters a tragic adulterous affair and commits suicide by throwing herself under a train.
notes for Anna Karenina
Anna Karenina begins with the famous sentence “Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.”