The author of Anna Karenina is Leo Tolstoy, a Russian novelist who wrote the novel in 1877. ALEXEI is the son of Anna and Karenin, Greta is the daughter of Anna and Vronski, GARBO is the surname of the actress Greta GARBO who played the role of Anna in the 1935 film adaptation, Levin is the name of the protagonist in the novel, and the HEROINE of the novel is Anna Karenina. The plural of HEROINE is heroines, and Vronski is the name of Anna's lover.