Anna Karenina

Who recommended it

1. 

   Mark Manson American author and blogger

   Explicit recommendation

   On Mark Manson's own list "The 21 Best Classical Literature Books of All Time".

   The 21 Best Classical Literature Books of All Time↗ Personal websitemarkmanson.net markmanson.net · undated · checked 13 Nov 2026

2. 

   Anne Applebaum American journalist and historian (born 1964)

   Explicit recommendation

   One of her two book recommendations at the end of this New Books Network interview.

   Anne Applebaum, "Autocracy, Inc."↗ Podcast episodenewbooksnetwork.com New Books Network · undated · checked 13 Nov 2026

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