1273 pages
English language
Published May 7, 2007 by Alfred A. Knopf.
War and peace
by Leo Tolstoy
"War and Peace centers broadly on Napoleon's invasion of Russia in 1812 and follows three of the best-known characters in literature: Pierre Bezukhov, the illegitimate son of a count, who is fighting for his inheritance and yearning for spiritual fulfillment; Prince Andrei Bolkonsky, who leaves behind his family to fight in the war against Napoleon; and Natasha Rostov, the beautiful young daughter of a nobleman, who intrigues both men. As Napoleon's army invades, Tolstoy vividly follows characters from diverse backgrounds - peasants and nobility, civilians and soldiers - as they struggle with the problems unique to their era, their history, and their culture. And as the novel progresses, these characters transcend their specificity, becoming some of the most moving - and human - figures in world literature."--BOOK JACKET
"War and Peace centers broadly on Napoleon's invasion of Russia in 1812 and follows three of the best-known characters in literature: Pierre Bezukhov, the illegitimate son of a count, who is fighting for his inheritance and yearning for spiritual fulfillment; Prince Andrei Bolkonsky, who leaves behind his family to fight in the war against Napoleon; and Natasha Rostov, the beautiful young daughter of a nobleman, who intrigues both men. As Napoleon's army invades, Tolstoy vividly follows characters from diverse backgrounds - peasants and nobility, civilians and soldiers - as they struggle with the problems unique to their era, their history, and their culture. And as the novel progresses, these characters transcend their specificity, becoming some of the most moving - and human - figures in world literature."--BOOK JACKET
Siddhartha Golu reviewed War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
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5 stars
Finally! I did it! I can't say anything about this behemoth of a book that hasn't already been said by countless others, so I"ll just say this - it is worth all the hype it gets. No wonder Tolstoy is regarded as one of the greatest authors of all time!
Finally! I did it! I can't say anything about this behemoth of a book that hasn't already been said by countless others, so I"ll just say this - it is worth all the hype it gets. No wonder Tolstoy is regarded as one of the greatest authors of all time!
Subjects
- Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815 -- Campaigns -- Russia -- Fiction
- Russia -- History -- Alexander I, 1801-1825 -- Fiction