The Many Lives of Anna Karenina

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The Many Lives of Anna Karenina

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Jan 26, 2015

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Bob Garfield and Mike Vuolo talk to journalist and author Masha Gessen about translating Tolstoy.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Jan 26, 2015

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Lexicon Valley is a show about language, from pet peeves, syntax, and etymology to neurolinguistics and the death of languages. Hosted by linguist John McWhorter.

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