
What Happened to Anna K
A Novel
Irina Reyn(Author)
Touchstone (Publisher)
Published on 12. August 2008
Book
Other book format
224 pages
978-1-4165-5893-4 (ISBN)
Description
Vivacious thirty-seven-year-old Anna K. is comfortably married to Alex, an older, prominent businessman from her tight-knit Russian-Jewish immigrant community in Queens. But a longing for freedom is reignited in this bookish, overly romantic, and imperious woman when she meets her cousin Katia Zavurov's boyfriend, an outsider and aspiring young writer on whom she pins her hopes for escape. As they begin a reckless affair, Anna enters into a tailspin that alienates her from her husband, family, and entire world. In nearby Rego Park's Bukharian-Jewish community, twenty-seven-year-old pharmacist Lev Gavrilov harbors two secret passions: French movies and the lovely Katia. Lev's restless longing to test the boundaries of his sheltered life powerfully collides with Anna's. But will Lev's quest result in life's affirmation rather than its destruction? Exploring struggles of identity, fidelity, and community, What Happened to Anna K. is a remarkable retelling of the Anna Karenina story brought vividly to life by an exciting young writer.
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Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
Simon & Schuster
Product notice
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 155 mm
Weight
450 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4165-5893-4 (9781416558934)
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