War and Peace

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Napoleon’s invasion of Russia forms the backdrop for Tolstoy’s literary masterpiece. Often considered the greatest novel in any language, ‘War and Peace’ is also a philosophical meditation on the tension between free will and fate.

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‘If you’ve never read it, now is the moment. This translation will show that you don’t read War and Peace, you live it’ The Times

Tolstoy’s enthralling epic depicts Russia’s war with Napoleon and its effects on the lives of those caught up in the conflict. He creates some of the most vital and involving characters in literature as he follows the rise and fall of families in St Petersburg and Moscow who are linked by their personal and political relationships. His heroes are the thoughtful yet impulsive Pierre Bezukhov, his ambitious friend, Prince Andrei, and the woman who becomes indispensable to both of them, the enchanting Natasha Rostov.

‘It is simply the greatest novel ever written. All human life is in it. If I were told there was time to read only a single book, this would be it’ Andrew Marr

VINTAGE CLASSICS RUSSIAN SERIES – sumptuous editions of the greatest books to come out of Russia during the most tumultuous period in its history.

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Weight 1.132 kg
Dimensions 21.6 × 15.3 × 5.4 cm
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Imprint

Cover

Paperback

Pages

1296

Language

English

Edition

|C format

Dewey

891.733 (edition:23)

Readership

General – Trade / Code: K