Discussion questions, themes, and synopses to help you get the most out of Leo Tolstoy's masterpiece of Victorian values, Anna Karenina.

In 1891, a fan wrote Tolstoy asking him to make a list of 100 books that were most important to him. Ever fond of making lists, Tolstoy rose to the challenge. See the list of books Leo Tolstoy read that were meaningful to him during his lifetime and influ

Bookshelf of books by scholars about Leo Tolstoy, 'Anna Karenina,' the Russian novel and Russian culture.

Plot points from Part One of Anna Karenina dealing with the way families are portrayed and understood at the beginning of the novel.

Read past issues of Oprah's Book Club Newsletters about reading Leo Tolstoy's classic novel 'Anna Karenina.'