Great Novels
Ten capacious novels that demonstrate what the form can contain. 10 books · Intermediate.
19th Century · Novel / novella
Anna Karenina
by Leo Tolstoy. A major work by Leo Tolstoy exploring morality, family, death; included for its sustained literary or intellectual influence.
- Date
- 1878
- Origin
- Russia
- Era
- 19th Century
- Genre
- Novel / novella
- Difficulty
- Moderate
- Length
- Medium
- Collection
- The Western Canon
Subjects and themes
Why it matters
A major work by Leo Tolstoy exploring morality, family, death; included for its sustained literary or intellectual influence.
This work is included in the collection on the basis of expanded / modern canon. Its cataloged influence level is 5 out of 5.
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