{"product_id":"9781780013541","title":"Anna Karenina (NHB Modern Plays)","description":"\u003cp\u003eHelen Edmundson's celebrated and ‘exemplary adaptation' (\u003cem\u003eThe Times\u003c\/em\u003e) of Leo Tolstoy's enduring classic is a vibrant and deeply moving meditation on the nature of love.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnna is beautiful and admired but empty - until a chance meeting throws her into emotional turmoil and a scandalous affair. Contrasting with this tale of destructive love is the story of Levin, an idealistic man striving to find meaning in life - and a self-portrait of Tolstoy himself.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOriginally produced by Shared Experience, winning the Time Out Award for Outstanding Theatrical Event of 1992. This edition was published alongside a revival of the play at the Arcola Theatre, London, in 2011.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'Theatre this engrossing is rare' - \u003cem\u003eTime Out\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'The aim is not to report the novel but to recreate it as a piece of theatre... a dramatisation which is symbolically accurate as well as theatrically compelling' - \u003cem\u003eGuardian\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hern, Nick Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47152233644272,"sku":"9781780013541","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781780013541_p0.jpg?v=1763710734","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781780013541","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}