Information about the life, literature, family and history of Russian author Leo Tolstoy, who wrote Anna Karenina. More...

Information about Leo Tolstoy's early books. More...

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 More...

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Andrew Kaufman provides details about the history, publication and themes of Tolstoy's novel War and Peace More...

Information about the feminist subtext of 'Anna Karenina' and Tolstoy's other works. More...

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

Article by Amy Mandelker about 'Anna Karenina'and how the novel fits into the Victorian literature genre. More...

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

Thoughts on characters in Leo Tolstoy's novel, Anna Karenina. From Stiva and Dolly's silent understanding, Kitty and Levin's new marriage, Anna's affair with Vronsky and pending divorce, get new insight into this classic Russian novel of family life. More...

Questions about Anna Karenina to discuss with your book club. More...

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

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

Additional books and websites to aid students and fans of Tolstoy's work. More...

List of other important works by the author of Anna Karenina More...

Information about Tolstoy's actual courtship and how he used it in his fictional works, especially 'Anna Karenina' and 'War and Peace' More...

Thoughts on how Levin and Anna are related in the novel, and how they plots connect and provide a richness to Tolstoy's family novel. More...

Short biographies about Anna Karenina experts Liza Knapp, Andrew Kaufman, Amy Mandelker, Anne Hruska and Judith Armstrong More...

Audio pronunciations of character names and a passage from Tolstoy's original Russian, with expert explanations. More...