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Giovanni Carmelo Verga (1840-1922) was one of the most prominent Sicilian writers of the 19th century. Today, his stories are best known through their use as the basis of the libretti of iconic verismo operas, like Mascagni's Cavalleria Rusticana.  

First published in 1878, Anna Karenina is a novel by Russian author Leo Tolstoy. Many consider Anna Karenina the greatest work of literature ever, and Tolstoy himself called it his first true novel. Dealing with themes of betrayal, faith, family, marriage, Imperial Russian society, desire, and rural versus city life, the plot centers on an extramarital affair between Anna and dashing cavalry officer Count Alexei Kirillovich Vronsky that scandalizes the social circles of Saint Petersburg and forces the young lovers to flee to Italy in a search for happiness.