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    The Anna Karenina Fix: Life Lessons from Russian Literature
    The Anna Karenina Fix: Life Lessons from Russian Literature
    The Anna Karenina Fix: Life Lessons from Russian Literature
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    The Anna Karenina Fix: Life Lessons from Russian Literature

    By Viv Groskop

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    “In this hilarious, candid, and thought-provoking memoir, [Groskop] explains how she used lessons from Russian classics to understand herself better.” —Gretchen Rubin, #1 New York Times–bestselling author

    As Viv Groskop knows from personal experience, everything that has ever happened to a person has already happened in the Russian classics: from not being sure what to do with your life (Anna Karenina), to being hopelessly in love with someone who doesn’t love you back (Turgenev’s A Month in the Country), or being socially anxious about your appearance (all of Chekhov’s work). In The Anna Karenina Fix, a sort of literary self-help memoir, Groskop mines these and other works, as well as the lives of their celebrated creators, and her own experiences as a student of Russian, to answer the question “How should you live your life?” This is a charming and fiercely intelligent book, a love letter to Russian literature and an exploration of the answers these writers found to life’s questions.

    “[Groskop is] a delight, a reader’s reader whose professional and personal experiences have allowed her to write the kind of book that not only is complete unto itself, but makes you want to head to the library and revisit or discover the great works she loves.” —The Washington Post

    “Learn how to hack life nineteenth-century Russian style! You’ll totally be like Anna Karenina without getting (spoiler alert) run over by a train!” —Gary Shteyngart, New York Times-bestselling author

    “For anyone intimidated by Russia’s daunting literary heritage, this humorous yet thoughtful introduction will serve as the perfect entrée.” —Publishers Weekly
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherOpen Road Integrated Media
    Release dateOct 23, 2018
    ISBN9781683353447
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    Viv Groskop

    VIV GROSKOP is a British writer, stand-up comedian and TV and radio host. As an executive coach, she works with women across business, media and advertising, helping them to hone their authority, presence and leadership. She also hosts a podcast called “How to Own the Room.” She lives in London, UK.  

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