My grandfather was friends with Tolstoy — now I’ve translated Anna Karenina
- Posted on January 20, 2026
- By The Times
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My grandfather was friends with Tolstoy — now I’ve translated Anna Karenina

Nicolas Pasternak Slater (nephew of Boris Pasternak) and his wife, Maya Slater, talk about their new, surprising translation of the Russian epic novel