· About War and Peace. Nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American Read Often called the greatest novel ever written, War and Peace is at once an epic of the Napoleonic Wars, a philosophical study, and a celebration of the Russian spirit. Tolstoy’s genius is seen clearly in the multitude of characters in this massive chronicle—all of them fully realized and Format: Paperback. Set against the sweeping panoply of Napoleon's invasion of Russia, War and Peace—presented here in the first new English translation in forty years—is often considered the greatest novel ever written. At its center are Pierre Bezukhov, searching for meaning in his life; cynical Prince Andrei, ennobled by wartime suffering; and Natasha Rostov, whose impulsiveness threatens to destroy her happiness/5(K). War and Peace is a historical novel by Leo Tolstoy first published serially in – It depicts relationships between the Rostov, Bolkonsky, Bezukhov, and Kuragin families and follows their members as they fight in a war against Napoleon, marry, make and lose fortunes, and die over the course of .
War and Peace A Novel. Translated from the Russian by Louise and Aylmer Maude with a special introduction for this edition by Aylmer Maude. Tolstoy, Leo. Published by The University Press, Glasgow, for The Limited Editions Club Glasgow, Seller: Anthony Smith Books, London, LND, United Kingdom. Contact seller. Tolstoy's epic novel of love and war, in an unabridged performance by Emmy and BAFTA Award-winning actress Thandiwe Newton. Some call it the greatest novel ever written. Whether it's your first time, or you're ready to dive back in, what better way to experience this epic novel than in this. Leo Tolstoy's War and Peace chronicles the lives of five Russian aristocratic families during Napoleon's invasion of Russia. Many considered this book to be the best Russian work of literature of all time and it is massive in scale. The book is divided in four volumes and the chapters don't just con.
In , Time magazine ranked War and Peace third in its poll of the 10 greatest books of all time. It is regarded as one of the central works of world literature. According to the Encyclopædia Britannica, “no single English novel attains the universality of Leo Tolstoy’s War and Peace.”. The book, according to the author. “People who ought to hate me because of their quasi-religious views which I demolish, love me for those trifling things like War and Peace, etc., which seem to them very important.”. Tolstoy's Diaries, Volume 2, The Project Gutenberg eBook of War and Peace, by Leo Tolstoy This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere in the United States and most other parts of the world at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever.
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