War and PeaceWar and Peace

The monumental Russian classic reflecting the life and times of Russian society during the Napoleonic Wars comes to life in a compelling new translation that is faithful to the original text and accompanied by an index of historical figures, textual annotations, a chapter summary, and an informative introduction. Reprint. 75,000 first printing.
Presents a new translation of the classic reflecting the life and times of Russian society during the Napoleonic Wars, in a book accompanied by an index of historical figures, textual annotation, a chapter summary, and an introduction.
<p><b>From the award-winning translators of <i>Anna Karenina</i> and <i>The Brothers Karamazov</i> comes this magnificent new translation of Tolstoy's masterwork.</b><br><br><b>Nominated as one of America&rsquo;s best-loved novels by PBS&rsquo;s <i>The Great American Read</i></b></p><p><b>War and Peace</b><i> </i>broadly focuses on Napoleon&rsquo;s invasion of Russia in 1812 and follows three of the most well-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 his family behind to fight in the war against Napoleon; and Natasha Rostov, the beautiful young daughter of a nobleman who intrigues both men.</p><p>A s Napoleon&rsquo;s army invades, Tolstoy brilliantly follows characters from diverse backgrounds&mdash;peasants and nobility, civilians and soldiers&mdash;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&mdash;and human&mdash;figures in world literature.</p>