Karenin consists of 39 chapters (of 239) of Lev Tolstoya??s novel Anna Karenina in which Aleksei Aleksandrovich Karenin, Annaa??s husband, appears. The intent is to allow the reader to see the story of the Kareninsa?? failing marriage from Aleksei Aleksandrovicha??s point of view. The translation is based on the translation by Constance Garnett.