“All the variety, all the charm, all the beauty of life is made up of light and shadow.”
~Leo Tolstoy, Anna Karenina
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- I bought this edition of Anna Karenina from a used bookseller in Rome. I can’t read Italian, but I had to have it.
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- I found this beautiful card hidden in the pages. Someone’s bookmark maybe? There’s also writing on the back. If anyone knows what it says, please tell!
What a wonderful classic to own.I speak some Italian but I can’t make this out.
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I almost didn’t buy it. I left the bookseller and roamed around, then went back. I tried to negotiate the price down but the guy was having none of that. I reasoned it made no sense to buy a book I’d likely never be able to read. In the end I knew I’d kick myself if I left Rome without it. Thanks for reading, by the way!
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Good for you for buying it. Even if you don’t read it … you would’ve probably regretted not getting it.
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Always fun to find something inside a book. I can’t help you with the Italian. Let us know when you find out what the note says – maybe there’s a story behind it!
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It was such a special and unexpected surprise. I will let you know. There’s probably a translation app out there somewhere, but I don’t have time to search for it.
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I asked my brother to translate since he speaks Italian but it was difficult to read because the writing was so light. He didn’t think it was Italian but his best guess is that they might be names, though he couldn’t make out the word on the right.
Maybe someone who has it in front of them can translate. Please let me own if you find out.
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Thank you for your efforts, George. My mother also didn’t think it was Italian. Intetesting. Maybe I’ll bring it to work at some point. My boss speaks three languages and has traveled the world so she may know.
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Sadly, I don’t speak Italian, so I can’t help with the translation. But I certainly understand why you had to have that book! I would have, too.
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I simply couldn’t leave without it!
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