Tragedy unfolds as Anna rejects her passionless marriage and thereby exposes herself to the hypocrisies of society.” Synopsis: “Anna Karenina tells of the doomed love affair between the sensuous and rebellious Anna and the dashing officer, Count Vronsky. (Note: At the end, you’ll find the 10 greatest authors of all time. And btw Number one isn’t William Shakespeare). Whether you’re looking for great books to add to your reading list or share with others, you’ll enjoy this list of top ten books of all time, as voted by famous authors. The illustrious group of famous authors who cast their votes included Stephen King, David Foster Wallace, Peter Carey, Kate Atkinson, Tom Wolfe, Carl Hiaasen, Norman Mailer, Annie Proulx, and moreĪfterwards, each book was assigned points based on their ranking, and an overall ranked list was created and published in Zane’s book, Top Ten: Writers Pick Their Favorite Books. Over a period of several years, Zane asked 125 famous authors to provide “a list, ranked, in order, of what you consider the ten greatest works of fiction of all time-novels, story collections, plays, or poems.” A few also picked some non-fiction works. In the early 2000s, John Peder Zane-an American journalist-set out to answer this question.
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