War and Peace

By Leo Tolstoy
Introduction by A.N. Wilson
Translated by Constance Garnett

By Leo Tolstoy
Translated by Constance Garnett

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    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 equally memorable. Out of this complex narrative emerges a profound examination of the individual’s place in the historical process, one that makes it clear why Thomas Mann praised Tolstoy for his Homeric powers and placed War and Peace in the same category as the Iliad: “To read him . . . is to find one’ s way home . . . to everything within us that is fundamental and sane.”

    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 equally memorable. Out of this complex narrative emerges a profound examination of the individual’s place in the historical process, one that makes it clear why Thomas Mann praised Tolstoy for his Homeric powers and placed War and Peace in the same category as the Iliad: “To read him . . . is to find one’ s way home . . . to everything within us that is fundamental and sane.”

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    “There remains the greatest of all novelists—for what else can we call the author of War and Peace?” —Virginia Woolf

    About Leo Tolstoy

    Leo Tolstoy (1828–1910) was born in central Russia. After serving in the Crimean War, he retired to his estate and devoted himself to writing, farming, and raising his large family. His novels and outspoken social polemics brought him world fame.

    About Leo Tolstoy

    Leo Tolstoy (1828–1910) was born in central Russia. After serving in the Crimean War, he retired to his estate and devoted himself to writing, farming, and raising his large family. His novels and outspoken social polemics brought him world fame.

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    Published by Modern Library
    Jul 09, 2002 | 1424 Pages | 5-3/16 x 8 | ISBN 9780375760648

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    Apr 11, 2012 | 1424 Pages | ISBN 9780307820396

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