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War and Peace

War and Peace

by Leo Tolstoy, Rosemary Edmonds
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At a glittering society party in St Petersburg in 1805, conversations are dominated by the prospect of war. Terror swiftly engulfs the country as Napoleon's army marches on Russia, and the lives of three young people are changed forever. The stories of quixotic Pierre, cynical Andrey and impetuous Natasha interweave with a huge cast, from aristocrats and peasants, to soldiers and Napoleon himself. In "War and Peace" (1868-9), Tolstoy entwines grand themes - conflict and love, birth and death, free will and fate - with unforgettable scenes of nineteenth-century Russia, to create a magnificent epic of human life in all its imperfection and grandeur.

Book Details

ISBN13 9780140444179
ISBN10 0140444173
Series/Work OL267171W View on OpenLibrary
Publisher Penguin Books
Language ENG
Created At January 30, 2025
Updated At January 30, 2025
Last OL update January 18, 2025

Subjects

891.73/3 Aristocracy (Social class) Campagnes et batailles Campaigns Classic Classic Literature Classics Continental european fiction (fictional works by one author) English fiction Fiction Fiction, general Fiction, historical Fiction, historical, general Fiction, war & military Guerres napoléoniennes, 1800-1815 Histoire Historical Fiction History Invasion of Russia, 1812 Large type books

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