Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy – Russian Literature | Social Critique | 19th-century Society | Themes of Passion, Marriage, and Betrayal | Insightful Examination of Societal Norms | Tragic Romance Paperback

Born in Russia on September 9, 1828, Leo Tolstoy grew up to become a novelist, short story writer, essayist, playwright and philosopher.
Known for his paradoxical persona and extreme moralistic and ascetic views, he became a social reformer and a moral thinker in the 1870s. in his short autobiographical story, a Confession (1882), Tolstoy reflects on his mid-life existential crisis. in his later works, he concentrated on Christian themes.