On Sunday August 25, Mayflower Bookshop’s Great Books series will feature ‘Anna Karenina’ by Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy as the fifth event in the series. After ‘War and Peace’, this was the second great novel by this Russian writer. Published between 1865 and 1869, it is an undisputed masterpiece of world literature.
Louis Smit, who studied Slavic language and literature in Leiden and Prague and is a communication consultant by profession, will talk about the place of Tolstoy (1828-1910) in Russian literature of the nineteenth century. In particular, he will discuss the magisterial structure, compelling content and appealing style of ‘Anna Karenina’.
The novel is about a tempestuous love affair in a religious and social context that was deeply troubled by it. What is interesting is the communication between all involved and the way the surroundings deal with the relationship of the married Anna and the young wealthy philanderer Alexei Vronsky. The lecture will also focus on the film adaptations of the book and the person of Tolstoy. The event will be illustrated by a reading from the novel. Both lecture and reading will be in Dutch.
So join us on Sunday August 25 at 16.00 to learn all about this Russian classic!
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