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War and Peace

by: Leo Tolstoy

: War and Peace
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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 891.733
EAN: 9780307266934
ISBN: 0307266931
Label: Knopf
Manufacturer: Knopf
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 1296
Publication Date: October 16, 2007
Publisher: Knopf
Release Date: October 16, 2007
Sales Rank: 21368
Studio: Knopf



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From Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky, the best-selling, award-winning translators of Anna Karenina and The Brothers Karamazov, comes a brilliant, engaging, and eminently readable translation of Leo Tolstoy’s master epic.

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.

Pevear and Volokhonsky have brought us this classic novel in a translation remarkable for its fidelity to Tolstoy’s style and cadence and for its energetic, accessible prose. With stunning grace and precision, this new version of War and Peace is set to become the definitive English edition.





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Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - The Norton critical might be better for classrooms
I have enjoyed reading this translation. I applaud the retention of the orignal French. I do not ... Read More


Rating: 3 out of 5 stars - What other authors leave in their heads
Tolstoy goes far beyond just hitting the peaks of the story but also, writes at length on the hills, ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - An Amazing Book
From the time I was a young boy, I had knowledge of the existence of this sprawling and intimidating ... Read More


Rating: 1 out of 5 stars - Do you speak French?
Something to ask yourself before you buy this edition. If not, you may want to read War and Peace translated ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Old Novel/New Translation
This recent War and Peace translation from Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky reads smoothly and pleasurably. ... Read More

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